LETTER: Shameful mess at rail station

No doubt I, with millions of others, have experienced the problems with travelling by train. I personally don't travel to London often, but when I do I am usually late because of strikes or other reasons. Last week was particularly stressful for unusual reasons.
By The Newsroom
Published 26th Nov 2016, 09:00 BST
Updated 6th Dec 2016, 12:41 BST

I got on a train that was announced as a Victoria train. Just before Lewes a garbled announcement was made that nobody understood.

Unfortunately it was to tell passengers that we should change at Lewes to get another train to Victoria.

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As we did not understand what the message was, we ended up going to Brighton. So I was late for my appointment.

And this is what moved me to write to you. Waiting at Brighton for the train to London on Number 5 platform, I noticed about 10 magnificent Victorian pillars gracing the edge of the platform.

They were ceramic with attractive designs. Really beautiful. And they were filthy. And I mean filthy.

Plus at the side of the platform the accumulation of rubbish was shameful.

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I asked a porter why someone did not clean the pillars, which are gems to see, and clean up the rubbish, to which he replied “I offered, but the rail people told me I could not do it as it was against health and safety regulations.” What utter rubbish, to make a pun!

I will say that I was ashamed of my country, ashamed of the people who run our lives, and ashamed that people from other countries should see this.

Elizabeth Muir-Lewis

Manor Way, Ratton

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