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Wednesday 21 Jun 2006

MEDIA INVITATION: NETWORK RAIL CLEANS UP AT SOLIHULL STATION

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Date: Friday 23 June Time: 9am Location: Solihull station entrance Event: Photocall with Lorely Burt MP for Solihull, and representatives from Network Rail, Central Trains and Chiltern Railways litter picking at Solihull station

Passengers using Solihull station will benefit from a cleaner, safer and more pleasant environment after a 5-day spring clean this week. Network Rail has invested £10,000 in clearing overgrown vegetation and removing unsightly fly tipping, litter and graffiti. To mark the end of the clean up Lorely Burt MP for Solihull and representatives from the rail industry will joining in with a litter pick on a public footpath at the rear of the station. Network Rail’s Territory Maintenance Director, Jim Sydall said: “This work is good news for passengers using Solihull station, making the station a cleaner and brighter environment. And this project shows the great results that can be achieved when communities work together.” Lorely Burt MP for Solihull said: “Many newcomers to Solihull receive their first impression of our area at Solihull Station. The redundant platform, areas filled with weeds and poor state of décor have not conveyed a true impression of how clean and vibrant Solihull is. I am delighted the bodies who operate the station have got together to make it a much more welcoming place.”