Unfortunately, even after 4 years, the mysterious ‘Tom’ has not yet come forward. Ellie even started a campaign on Twitter called #findtraintom in the hopes of tracking him down. But it seems that the elusive ‘Tom’ wishes to remain anonymous.
A spokesperson for Southern, the train operator of the train Ellie was on that fateful day acknowledges Tom’s act of kindness: ‘This would have been a frightening experience but thanks to our good Samaritan this young lady woke up in good hands with a taxi fare home.’ It just goes to show that there are good Samaritans all around us!