New train vandalised
ONE of the new state-of-the-art Merseyrail trains has been covered in graffiti – before it even made it to the North West.
The Merseyrail network is preparing to launch the much-anticipated new fleet of Class 777 in the coming months, with the new trains being tested on lines here and elsewhere in the country in recent months.
Sadly, one of the modern new trains has had its classic yellow design covered in graffiti before it has arrived in Merseyside.
The vandalism was carried out while this particular train was being stored at a depot in Tonbridge in Kent.
A Merseytravel spokesperson said the train has now been moved to a depot where thousands of pounds will now have to be spent removing the graffiti.
The spokesperson said: “We are very disappointed that this has happened to one of our units that was being temporarily stored at Tonbridge depot in Kent and this type of irresponsible behaviour will not be tolerated.
“The graffiti is now being removed at our Kirkdale depot at a cost of thousands of pounds and will then be ready for testing on the Merseyrail network. We also want to strongly remind graffiti artists that train depots are ‘live sites’ and can be extremely hazardous so please don’t put your lives at risk by trespassing.