Graffiti on a Northern Rail Class 333

[142094]

Do the manufacturers of these aerosol sprays now liaise with bodies where their products are illegally used and produce special sprays that can remove or make easy to remove the graffiti. Most rail liveries are now vinyl-based and surely, it is not "rocket-science" to develop such products, with the technology available today.

What you tend to find is that once the railway (or any other grafitti removal company) finds an easy way of removing the graffiti, then the 'artists' change tactics and use a different type or spray with different chemicals.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

On a historical basis, the railways have their own specific by-laws. Under which of these would spray-painted graffiti (or any painted methods) contravene in terms of either rolling stock or buildings?

I know that there are forum members who can quote such railway by-laws going back to the 1820's "at the drop of a hat", as these seem to cover every known eventuality known to mankind.

 

[Chapeltom]

A unit vandalised at Buxton was in service like shown in this thread:
http://www.northernrailways.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=10104

The only type of scum in Buxton likely to do something like this are some of the animals on the Fairfield Estate which is a half mile from Buxton station.

Not all of that estate is that bad, its just the roughest area of Buxton and I'd presume quite a few of the population are on benefits. I've driven through there on enough times to know its one of the High Peak's grimmest places! That said Buxton generally isn't that bad.

 

[AlterEgo]

On a historical basis, the railways have their own specific by-laws. Under which of these would spray-painted graffiti (or any painted methods) contravene in terms of either rolling stock or buildings?

I know that there are forum members who can quote such railway by-laws going back to the 1820's "at the drop of a hat", as these seem to cover every known eventuality known to mankind.

6. Unacceptable behaviour
(1) No person shall use any threatening, abusive, obscene or offensive language on the railway.
(2) No person shall behave in a disorderly, indecent or offensive manner on the railway.
(3) No person shall write, draw, paint or fix anything on the railway.
(4) No person shall soil any part of the railway.
(5) No person shall damage or detach any part of the railway.
(6) No person shall spit on the railway.
(7) No person shall drop litter or leave waste on the railway.
(8) No person shall molest or wilfully interfere with the comfort or convenience of any person on the railway.

http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/uploads/nationalrailwaybyelaws.pdf

Oh, and congratulations on 3,000 posts!

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/uploads/nationalrailwaybyelaws.pdf

Oh, and congratulations on 3,000 posts!

You are one of the respected forum members who do provide such information when requested. Incidentally, when the by-law section concerning the application of paint to the property of the railway company, what was the stated financial penalty involved. I have seen some signs that refer to other offences when "forty shillings" was stated, which would have been a months wages for many people in those long-off days.

I have changed my forum signature, as I do at every thousand postings, as the last one seemed somewhat aggressive in its translation and a forum member, even more pedantic than I appear to be, questioned the Latin grammatical syntax and tense-case.