Runaway Jack Russell took 50-mile train trip to London

Footage has emerged of Frankie the dog catching a busy commuter train from Gravesend to London in the middle of the morning rush hour. The clip shows Jack Russell Frankie, six, darting through the legs of busy commuters before hopping onto a carriage at Gravesend Station, Kent last week. Once on-board the Southeastern service to London King's Cross, Frankie quickly found a window seat - much to the surprise of his fellow commuters.

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The intrepid hound had already made his way 1.6 miles to the train station after sneaking out of his front door as his owner left for work. However, after half-an-hour as a stowaway, Frankie's freedom was eventually cut short when he was scooped up just minutes from King's Cross by train manager Richard Cheeseman.

The Jack Russell was eventually reunited with his worried owner Jane Abbott, 47, after a member of the train staff rang the contact number on his collar. Mrs Abbott had been searching her home and neighbourhood for hours and was shocked when Frankie eventually turned up 50 miles away in London. "What we don't understand is why Frankie chose rail. He's never been on a train before," she said.

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Mrs Abbott and her daughter Stephanie spent £59 to buy tickets to collect their beloved pet. Frankie was excused from paying the £17.80 usually needed to buy a ticket for his journey. In a statement Southeastern rail said: "We're pleased we were able to help reunite Frankie and his owners."