For the people who live and work near to the railway, Network Rail is targeting graffiti to make the appearance better for everyone on the Anglia's Railway.
The Secretary of State Grant Shapps' is supporting the cleanup to improve the look and feel of the railway.
Every year, Network Rail spends up to £3.5m cleaning up graffiti to take away any offensive material.
People are being reminded of the dangers of the railway that the trespassers are at danger and that graffiti is a crime.
Ellie Burrows, Network Rail's route director for Anglia, said: “The clean-up will improve the look and feel of the rail network and I hope this will help to restore confidence as we work to welcome passengers back to travelling by train. Our goal is to make sure that everyone travelling by train feels safe and comfortable to do so.”
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 focused on dealing with the problem.
“As we build back better, removing graffiti across Anglia will improve our railway and make stations and services more pleasant for passengers.”
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Watching and spotting colorful graffiti along the rail lines have always been the highlight of training, when traveling alone. why destroy art, that so many people enjoy?
Ban graffiti. Its a disgrace.
It’s the young kids with spray cans that are doing it and not knowing how dangerous it can be. It needs to be stopped because there has been more fatalities on the railways because of graffitiing on walls and the police can’t do nothing about it.
Encourage by local pond-life like that pineapple woman who vandalises property around East Anglia, encourages kids to risk their lives copying her, and is then celebrated in the local press and employed by the local council to spray more of her rubbish on walls.
Why do we graffiti?