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Monday 13 Nov 2006

NOTTINGHAM’S GRAFFITI GETS THE BRUSH OFF

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Passengers travelling to Nottingham are now benefiting from a more pleasant view after an extensive clean up of the railway, cracking down on vandals and graffiti artists in the area.

Network Rail’s maintenance team spent one week on a £10,000 project to clear up the line approaching Nottingham station. Work involved the painting out and cleaning of graffiti on line-side equipment, buildings and structures. In total over 100 instances of graffiti were removed. Tom Birch, Network Rail’s Area General Manager for the East Midlands said: “As the owner and operator of Britain’s rail network, we take our responsibilities for looking after the environment very seriously. Sadly, we are well practised in clearing up graffiti and fly-tipped rubbish; we would rather invest the money in other ways to improve the railway for passengers. We are determined to tackle graffiti on the railway in Nottingham. This is the second time in a year we have cleared up the area. I would urge anyone who witnesses instances of graffiti and vandalism to contact the British Transport Police on 0800 405040.”