Residents say enough of ‘Drunk Trail’ nightmare

out for real ale enthusiasts.

But it has turned into a nightmare for many, with some even worrying about the effect it is having on house prices.

And it was not long before it began to be abused by huge numbers of lager-crazed revellers searching for a cheap but fun day out.

For years, residents of Slaithwaite and Marsden have complained of the havoc brought to their doorsteps by the anti-social behaviour of hundreds of men and women who hijacked the trail.

Brigid Harbour, a retired A&E nurse who lives at Osborne Terrace above Marsden Railway Station, told the meeting enough was enough.

She said residents’ lives were being made a misery by revellers on stag and hen parties, often in fancy dress, who urinated and vomited in gardens and intimidated anyone who objected.

Brigid said: “We have all had enough and are fed up with the situation as it is on a weekend during the summer.

“We have football fans taking part in racist chanting across the platforms, men urinating all over the place and people throwing up in people’s gardens.

“There’s a public safety issue too. It’s a miracle that no-one has gone under a train yet.

“The only time when people behave at all properly is when the police are there and are able to control things.”

Residents’ lives are made a misery of a weekend by revellers, including many on stag and hen parties.

Lib Dem group leader Nicola Turner, (Colne Valley), said she would like to see radical action taken. She said: “Nobody has a problem with people being a bit loud and enjoying a few drinks but having men urinating in the streets is disgusting and wearing obscene novelty hats when families are around is just not on.

“If you were radical you would stop the trains stopping in Marsden for six months on a temporary basis on Saturday afternoons.

“We want West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Mark Burns-Williamson, to come here on a Saturday and see for himself what we have to put up with.”

British Transport Police say officers continue to patrol the line on a Saturday.

A spokesman said: “Reports of incidents remain low. We would encourage anyone who experiences unacceptable behaviour on a train or a station on the trail to text us on 61016