Local station vandalised

[ungreat]

My local station, Langley Mill on the Nottinghamshire Derbyshire border!

My local too for number of years after I got wed..surprised it took that long to be vandalised knowing the locals for 27 years!

That area is a gathering point for all of the scum/dregs of the two counties..shame really as it used to be ok..remember seeing my first train memory there in 1973 at a very early age..was a class 44 in green hauling some 16ton wagons

 

[jon0844]

Lets say a 10 year life span for those 2 shelters (probably much more). £2000 a year. Can't get a security guard for that cost!

Yes, but the point was that they're getting vandalised much more frequently than every ten years. Not that I'm saying the maths here add up, but a guard would have many other benefits.

Also, if not vandalised, I see no reason why they couldn't last far longer than ten years. How long did those seats last on most British Rail stations (or at least NSE ones)? FCC replaced them with individual seats, but not because the old ones had been damaged or needed replacing - it was just part of their refreshing of stations they run.

 

[LE Greys]

Also, if not vandalised, I see no reason why they couldn't last far longer than ten years. How long did those seats last on most British Rail stations (or at least NSE ones)? FCC replaced them with individual seats, but not because the old ones had been damaged or needed replacing - it was just part of their refreshing of stations they run.

You might have noticed that they were a bit rusty where the paint had worn off, and were very cold to sit on of a winter's morning. You might also notice a few wooden seats still in situ, some with an Edwardian-style "GWR" on the side. They must have been more expensive to make, wrought-iron ends and so on, but they still seem to be going.

 

[142094]

If a bus shelter costs £10,000, I bet the company that makes them renames them 'train station shelters' and charges £20,000 for them.

Most probably. BTW the £10,000 figure is what some PTEs ask from developers to contribute to funding a new shelter - of course it will depend on the size. Think I've heard of figures upto £50k for soem of the longer ones.

Lets say a 10 year life span for those 2 shelters (probably much more). £2000 a year. Can't get a security guard for that cost!

Of course there will be some stations where the shelters will have a life span of 10 years (hopefully) but I wonder how much money is spent on replacing damaged seats/windows, cleaning grafitti etc.