He ran away from his friends during a shopping trip and followed a family of holidaymakers to the Station.
He was then allowed to board without showing any documentation and the conductor failed to carry out an accurate head-count, not noticing that he had an extra passenger on board.
A spokesman described the security lapse as an ‘extremely serious matter’ and said it was being urgently investigated.
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