Southport Graffiti hotspots cleaned up by Network Rail

Network Rail has released details of a cleanup of graffiti which has taken place on the Merseyrail network in Southport.

The clean-up by Network Rail workers from the Liverpool team supports the recent commitment by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps to improve the look and feel of the railway.

Over six hours were spent by the team painting the cabinets in Southport which are a target for vandals.

The public has been reminded that graffiti is a crime and incidents can be reported to Network Rail’s 24-hour national helpline on 03457 11 41 41.

Cleaned up electrical substations in Southport — Credit: Network Rail

Allan Gibbs-Monaghan, infrastructure delivery manager at Network Rail, said: “Cleaning up vandalised walls and areas will improve the look and feel of the rail network and will, we hope, help to restore people’s confidence as we work to win back passengers. Our goal is to make sure everybody using the railway feels safe and comfortable.

“And our message to graffiti vandals is to stay away from the railway, not least for your own safety. Fast-moving trains can be very dangerous.”

Freightliner team working on fitting RFID tags to wagons for real time monitoring

Real-time monitoring of Britain’s freight locomotives and wagons

20th May 2022

Site plan showing the track workers’ intent to rotate the tree to allow it to be dragged to the area where the embankment flattened (not to scale)

RAIB report into near miss with track workers and collision with a tree near Weston-Super-Mare

19th May 2022

VolkerRail fined £550,000 after trench collapse in Stafford

18th May 2022

Upgrade work completed for the Berks and Hants line by Colas Rail signalling team

16th May 2022

Chris Heaton-Harris MP, Rail minister, said: “We’ve been clear that the blight of graffiti on our railways must be tackled, and I am delighted to see Network Rail are focused on dealing with the problem.

“As we build back better removing graffiti across the North West will improve our railway and make stations and services more pleasant for passengers.”

Where Next?

RailAdvent Plus
Get image downloads, Prints and Streaming Video
RailAdvent News
The latest railway news
RailAdvent Shop
Railway Prints, DVD’s / Blu-Ray’s and more
LocoStop Community
Come and share your railway pictures
Mainline UK Steam Info
Upcoming mainline steam tours/loco movements
Network Rail
Visit their website