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Title: No glass for vandalised Yate Railway Station shelters Post by: Chris from Nailsea on October 07, 2010, 17:53:09 From the BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-11491487):
Quote Glass in shelters at Yate Railway Station may not be replaced after being smashed three times in a week. First Great Western said vandals struck at the station, near Bristol, on September 20, 22 and 23. Each piece of glass in the shelters costs ^500 to replace and the firm said it could not make a commitment to replace them. A statement from the company said the incidents had been reported to the police. Yate Railway Station links the town with Bristol to the south and Cheltenham to the north. Station user Chris Willmore said vandalism has been an on-going problem at the station. "A while back they took out our ticket machine for the same reason and now they are saying there is no glass. "What exactly am I getting for the ^6 a day it costs to get the train into Bristol?" she said. Title: Re: No glass for vandalised Yate Railway Station shelters Post by: vacman on October 07, 2010, 18:00:14 Quote "What exactly am I getting for the ^6 a day it costs to get the train into Bristol?" she said exactly what your paying for, a train journey!Title: Re: No glass for vandalised Yate Railway Station shelters Post by: JayMac on October 07, 2010, 19:11:05 Yes, but a train journey includes access to a station. And if that station isn't very welcoming then she might think twice about using it in future.
A shelter with no glass is pretty useless for sheltering from anything except a light drizzle with no wind. Title: Re: No glass for vandalised Yate Railway Station shelters Post by: Chris from Nailsea on October 07, 2010, 19:21:50 Erm ... for some more background to this particular news story, see also http://localfocus.blogspot.com/2010/10/first-great-western-refuse-to-repair.html :-X
Title: Re: No glass for vandalised Yate Railway Station shelters Post by: devon_metro on October 07, 2010, 19:39:51 Perspex?
Title: Re: No glass for vandalised Yate Railway Station shelters Post by: Phil on October 07, 2010, 19:52:52 I have to say, "First seem more interested in trying to persuade passengers to plant flower beds than actually providing a service to train users" is a pretty damning statement in itself. I think if I were a First senior manager I'd want to be exercising maximum damage limitations if things had got to this stage.
Title: Re: No glass for vandalised Yate Railway Station shelters Post by: johoare on October 07, 2010, 19:54:18 I noticed a bus stop in Maidenhead earlier with a total metal (I guess) bus shelter.. The sides having diamond holes in to let the light through but I guess protect people from the worst of any rain.. It didn't look nice though..
Strangely enough, in London most of the bus shelters (where there are them - we are a hardy lot waiting for buses there.. we have umbrellas and everything) are still all glass/perspex... :) Title: Re: No glass for vandalised Yate Railway Station shelters Post by: dog box on October 08, 2010, 09:02:51 ummmh prehaps a friends of yate railway station might be a good idea.. big society and all that ..any takers?? Ms Willmore ??
Title: Re: No glass for vandalised Yate Railway Station shelters Post by: standclearplease on October 08, 2010, 10:52:57 The fact that the person responsible was caught is totally irrelevant. I don't doubt for a moment that he/she was let off without a suitable punishment. What's stopping them from coming back and doing it again? Or more so, due to the general state of our society, there will always be another urchin to come along and do said act again.
Perspex anyone? Title: Re: No glass for vandalised Yate Railway Station shelters Post by: Sprog on October 08, 2010, 16:42:19 The shelters had perspex back in the wessex days.
It was just scribed & set alight/spot melted by bored people/kids with cigerette lighters........ Just like the vandalised ticket machines and PIS systems, it it not down to FGW to just chase around like idiots replacing things everytime they get broken...they shoulnt be broken in the first place. It is down to the station users and the local police to stop the people, but becuase Avon and Scumerset police are about as usefull as a handbrake on a canoe, nothing will get done, they are more worried about wangling the crime statistics and catching people doing 33 in a 30.......... Title: Re: No glass for vandalised Yate Railway Station shelters Post by: vacman on October 08, 2010, 21:09:34 This is an issue for the local community not FGW alone, why put in glass if it's just gonna get smashed!
Title: Re: No glass for vandalised Yate Railway Station shelters Post by: Tim on October 21, 2010, 08:10:48 This is an issue for the local community not FGW alone, why put in glass if it's just gonna get smashed! I agree. I am sure FGW would be pursuadable to try glass again if they were presented with a good case that the risk of damage had been reduced by station adoption, CCTV or whatever, but asking them to repeatedly shellout for new glass which will only get broken again is asking too much. Title: Re: No glass for vandalised Yate Railway Station shelters Post by: JayMac on October 23, 2010, 13:11:59 Or they could build a brick shelter.
The one at Shirehampton is multi purpose. It's used as a social club, drinking den, toilet, 'art' canvas and just occasionally by passengers waiting for a train! Title: Re: No glass for vandalised Yate Railway Station shelters Post by: caliwag on November 08, 2010, 09:12:59 Probably the wrong thread, but...
http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/lifestyle/Old-railway-station-buried-supermarket/article-2847345-detail/article.html Title: Re: No glass for vandalised Yate Railway Station shelters Post by: Chris from Nailsea on November 23, 2010, 12:18:20 From the BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-11819210):
Quote Yate Railway Station users call for improvements Commuters are calling for improvements to Yate Railway Station which has been blighted by vandalism incidents. Ticket machines were removed after vandalism problems, and recently glass shelters have been smashed. Sue Walker, a local councillor and chair of the Friends of Yate Railway Station, wants other ticketing options, such as smart cards, considered. A statement from First Great Western said: "We are exploring all our options with regards to the ticket machines." At the moment, commuters travelling from Yate have to buy tickets on the train or pay for their journey at the gate of larger stations such as Bristol Temple Meads. Ms Walker said the group was also encouraging the rail firm to offer other less complicated solutions. "In the interim we are perhaps looking at a system where people can buy a group of tickets with 10 tickets in, which would be a help." Yate Railway Station links the town with Bristol to the south and Cheltenham to the north. Title: Re: No glass for vandalised Yate Railway Station shelters Post by: Brucey on January 24, 2011, 15:51:25 Metal mesh shelters ... lovely
Quote Vandalised Yate Railway Station shelters repaired http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-12267435Shelters at Yate Railway Station have been repaired following a spate of vandalism. First Great Western said vandals struck at the station, near Bristol, three times in September 2010. Glass in the shelters, which costs ^500 to replace, was smashed on each occasion and the firm said it would not replace them any more. But now First has decided to replace the glass with a metal mesh which is also used in bus stops in the town. A spokesman for First said the firm had "taken time" to consult with local councillors and groups over the shelters. He added that two had been repaired and a third would be fixed in due course. Liberal Democrat town councillor Chris Willmore said he was pleased that commuters would have somewhere to wait. "This is far harder to vandalise and people can still see in and out so it feels secure - so with luck our train users should get shelter for a long time." Title: Re: No glass for vandalised Yate Railway Station shelters Post by: TheLastMinute on March 01, 2011, 10:14:07 CCTV going in. Let's hope that things improve.
Quote from: BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-12605947 CCTV to deter Yate station vandalism Yate railway station Campaigners hope the CCTV will mean the return of ticket machines at the station Eight security cameras are to be installed at Yate railway station following a spate of vandalism. Last year, glass in shelters - costing ^500 per sheet - was damaged three times in a week and ticket machines removed after being smashed. Liberal Democrat councillor Sue Walker, and chairwoman of the Friends of Yate Railway Station, welcomed the news. "I hope the criminals will now think twice once the cameras are in place," Ms Walker said. 'Wet and cold' "The station has been without a ticket machine for some time thanks to vandalism. First Great Western said they wouldn't replace it while there were no CCTV cameras on site. I hope once there are that they will think again. Yate rail users were left out in the wet and cold this winter because the shelters were damaged, which shows how a few mindless vandals can make waiting for a train a misery for everyone. "I hope criminals will think twice when these cameras are in place," she added. Cheers, TLM This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |