Fake Facebook page warning as pretend steam railway account tries to lure families

A volunteer-led tourist attraction is warning of the dangers of fake Facebook pages that are being continually set up in its name.

Telford Steam Railway, which runs the hugely popular Polar Express at Christmas, says it is doing what it can to report problems but bosses want people to be alert.

The fake pages have been trying to scam people by tagging them and pretending that they have won a competition to win tickets to both Shrewsbury Food Festival and The Polar Express train ride.

"We have already contacted the winners of the competition, so we do not want people to fall for this," said Ben Hopkinson, the railway''s volunteer events manager.

"We do not know who it is who has been doing this but as soon as we see one popping up we delete, block and report. But as soon as we deal with one, another one appears. We are doing our best as a volunteer organisation to keep on top of it."