Frankie leaps onto a busy
commuter train at Gravesend station

This is the hilarious moment a family dog escaped from his
home - and caught a busy commuter train to London in the
middle of the morning rush hour.

CCTV footage shows Jack Russell Frankie, six, darting
through the legs of busy commuters before hopping onto a carriage
at Gravesend station.

He carefully waits for all the other passengers to board the
commuter service, then launches himself from his hiding place on to
the train.

Once on board, the crafty mutt can then be seen scurrying up the
aisle in search of a suitable seat before settling on one by a
window - much to the surprise of fellow commuters.

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Frankie the Jack Russell
jumps on board a train at Gravesend

As we reported last week, the adventurous pooch had made his way
1.6 miles to the railway station after sneaking out as his
owners left their home in Porchfield Close, Gravesend, for work at
about 5am.

He then enjoyed a staggering 30 minutes as a stowaway on the
train before he was scooped up just minutes from St Pancras by
train manager Richard Cheeseman.

Frankie was kept safe in the manager's office for the remainder
of the journey and was looked after by an Underground employee,
James Daniels.

Frankie the Jack Russell
explores his new high-speed transport

The pooch's owners, baffled at his disappearance, then received
a phone call from rail staff asking them to come and collect their
pet - from King's Cross.

He was eventually reunited with his desperate owner Jane Abbott,
47, after a member of the train staff rang the contact number on
his collar.

Jane had been franticly searching her home and neighbourhood in
Gravesend for hours and was left stunned when he eventually turned
up 50 miles away.

Gotcha! Frankie is
collared by a train guard

The 47-year-old said: "I normally get greeted by Frankie when I
get up, but not this morning.

"I looked all over the house and in the garden, but there was no
sign of him."

It cost Jane and 22-year-old daughter Stephanie £59 to buy
high-speed rush-hour tickets.

Frankie the Jack Russell,
who made a surpirise journey to London, with his family Stephanie
Abbott, 22, Jane Abbott and James Jeeves, 14

Jane added: "What we don't understand is why Frankie chose rail.
He's never been on a train before."

A Southeastern spokesman: "We're pleased we were able to help
reunite Frankie and his owners."