aven ▁on ▁the ▁London , ▁Bright on ▁and ▁South ▁Coast ▁Railway , ▁had ▁previously ▁had ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁using ▁a ▁dog ▁to ▁obtain ▁don ations ▁for ▁the ▁Or ph ans ▁Fund ▁of ▁the ▁Am alg am ated ▁Society ▁of ▁Railway ▁Serv ants ▁( AS RS ). ▁ ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁provide ▁Help ▁with ▁any ▁special ▁training , ▁the ▁dog ▁simply ▁being ▁fitted ▁with ▁a ▁wooden ▁collect ing ▁box ▁on ▁his ▁back , ▁and ▁a ▁silver ▁col lar ▁and ▁medal . ▁ ▁The ▁medal ▁was ▁ins cribed : ▁" I ▁am ▁Help , ▁the ▁railway ▁dog ▁of ▁England , ▁and ▁trav elling ▁agent ▁for ▁the ▁or ph ans ▁of ▁railway men ▁who ▁are ▁killed ▁on ▁duty . ▁ ▁My ▁office ▁is ▁at ▁ 3 0 6 , ▁City ▁Road ▁[ l ater ▁ 5 5 , ▁Cole bro oke ▁Row ], ▁London , ▁where ▁subscri ptions ▁will ▁be ▁thank fully ▁received ▁and ▁d uly ▁acknowled ged ". ▁ ▁While ▁Help ▁often ▁travel led ▁with ▁Cl im pson , ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁l ent ▁out ▁to ▁other ▁gu ards ▁to ▁undert ake ▁collections ▁on ▁their ▁routes . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death , ▁it ▁was ▁claimed ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁travel led ▁every ▁railway ▁line ▁in ▁Britain ▁and ▁visited ▁all ▁the ▁major ▁towns , ▁and ▁had ▁also ▁travel led ▁twice ▁to ▁France , ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁his ▁travel s ▁raising ▁more ▁than ▁£ 1 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁attended ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁con ferences ▁of ▁the ▁AS RS .