Southern Rail have earned some rare social media praise after letting a work experience teenager take over its official Twitter account.

The beleaguered train network, which has faced widespread criticism as strikes resulted in severe disruption and rail cancellations earlier this year, put a 15-year-old boy called Eddie in charge of its social media.

The teenager quickly became a social media sensation, after his quick witted responses won over Twitter users who began asking him questions using the hastag #AskEddie.

On Wednesday morning Southern Rail announced that Eddie was taking the reigns of the company's Twitter account once again, as they released a photograph of Eddie at work.