<p>The two teams from Porterbrook conquered the three peaks challenge in just over 13 hours for the Railway Children charity. </p>
<p>The teams comprised of 
Team one: Neil Foster, Peter Coates, Rachel Drew, Stephen Ball and 
Stefan Rose and Team two: Jonathan Bell, Nick Taylor, Christian Peckham 
and Mark Hallam. Team two had the combined age of over 200 years and yet
 managed to pull out all the stops for the Railway Children.</p>
<p>Porterbrook was the 
lead sponsor for the only rail linked Three Peaks challenge and will 
continue to support the event next year. As well as sponsorship, over 
£6,000 was raised by the teams for the charity through the climbs. </p>
<p>The Three Peaks 
challenge is to climb the three highest peaks of Scotland, England and 
Wales. The total walking distance is 23 miles and the total ascent is 
3,064 metres. </p>
<p>Railway Children help 
kids around the world who have found themselves living on the streets at
 a young age through poverty, abuse, violence and neglect. The charity 
vows to help children before they become entrenched in street life. </p>
<p>Mary Grant, CEO of 
Porterbrook, said: “Porterbrook was delighted to be sponsoring this 
year’s Railway Children Three Peaks challenge and is proud of what the 
teams have achieved. The money raised is going to help children both at 
home and abroad, who have found themselves at a disadvantage. The Three 
Peaks event is a gruelling challenge covering miles of climbing over 
days and we are very impressed with how well all the teams have done, 
especially our very own mountaineers. This event is a wonderful 
demonstration of the teamwork and collaboration that happens every day 
in the rail industry, this time in the name of charity.”</p>