Tributes from her friends

There was an outpouring of grief from Taiyah’s many friends who laid flowers and messages of sympathy at the station.

They also held a candlelit vigil under the clocktower on Herne Bay seafront in the evening.

On Sunday night, a special service was organised at Christ Church in William Street to pray for the youth of Herne Bay in light of the tragedy.

British Transport Police officers remained at the station over the weekend and this week to offer reassurances to rail users.

Yesterday (Wednesday), a week after the tragedy, her family took away the tributes from the forecourt at the request of Network Rail.

Taiyah’s mother Hayley said: “It was good of Network Rail to let the tributes stay for a week, but inevitably the flowers will perish. We are keeping all the messages and cards to put in a special keepsake album.”

A fundraising page, set up by family friend Kristi Yvonne Hills to cover funeral costs, has already raised almost half of its £3,000 target.

She said: “I wanted to set this up to help her loving family have one less thing to worry about while they are processing her passing.

“Taiyah was loved by many and that shows from the outpouring of condolences on her Facebook page and those of her mum and siblings. Taiyah deserves the biggest and bestest sendoff to celebrate her life.”

To donate, go to www.gofundme.com/ in-memory-of-taiyahpeebles.