We would all quite like to see these photosYesterday evening at Crewe I saw a London Northwestern train with six large mixed coloured tags stretching across the whole of 2 carriages. Never seen this level of graffiti on trains out in service before. I was only reading a few weeks ago that London Northwestern seem to be having an increase in graffiti and were concerned about having to take carriages out of action though. Then a few weeks ago I saw an East Midlands class 158 with 2 very large colourful tags on the rear carriage. Normally, pre-Covid I would only probably see graffitied passenger trains out in service once a year at the most. Got photos of them all as a rare opportunity.
We would all quite like to see these photos
I don’t see how graffiti can be promoted. Nobody is saying that it is a good thing or glamourising it.Why? Apart from promoting the vandalism then there should be no reason to upload such photos.
Graffiti costs the rail network millions which is why its quite rightly frowned upon when you see supposed enthusiasts uploading photos with graffiti on trains.
Yesterday evening at Crewe I saw a London Northwestern train with six large mixed coloured tags stretching across the whole of 2 carriages. Never seen this level of graffiti on trains out in service before. I was only reading a few weeks ago that London Northwestern seem to be having an increase in graffiti and were concerned about having to take carriages out of action though. Then a few weeks ago I saw an East Midlands class 158 with 2 very large colourful tags on the rear carriage. Normally, pre-Covid I would only probably see graffitied passenger trains out in service once a year at the most. Got photos of them all as a rare opportunity.
That's what the graffiti artists wantI don’t see how graffiti can be promoted. Nobody is saying that it is a good thing or glamourising it.
I for one am interested in how bad the graffiti was which the other member saw. It might not interest you although others are understandably curious. I’ve uploaded photos of the graffiti on here before to raise awareness of its existence on my travels
I don’t see how graffiti can be promoted. Nobody is saying that it is a good thing or glamourising it.
I for one am interested in how bad the graffiti was which the other member saw. It might not interest you although others are understandably curious. I’ve uploaded photos of the graffiti on here before to raise awareness of its existence on my travels
I've always been astonished at how they can do "pieces" without getting caught at night as opposed to the scribble of "tags". The best approach must be to keep paintng over them and the prestige of having it on show to everyone will disappear.
The trains will be cleaned of it relatively quickly, I was more leaning to the trackside walls and furniture, where it gets left for years on end.A lot of sidings are not in the most appealing places and are relatively unattended and if it hardly makes a noise, nobody will make a report / see the damage until the driver in the morning turns up to the set and realises a piece of "art" has been scribbled all over the unit.
Exactly. "Fame is the name of the game" is one of their sayings and seeing their work on the move is the ultimate accolade.I've always been astonished at how they can do "pieces" without getting caught at night as opposed to the scribble of "tags". The best approach must be to keep paintng over them and the prestige of having it on show to everyone will disappear.
Please don't call them artists. They're vandals!I've noticed a slight increase around London, I wonder how often the graffiti artists get caught.
Please don't call them artists. They're vandals!
I agree and I also think that these Toc's seem to take an age to have them cleaned. The longer it is left on a train for all to see 'bigs up' theDefinitely an increase in graffiti on the outside of both Thameslink and South Eastern trains in North Kent and Medway over the last couple of months.
Funny that they're putting all this extra effort in when there's hardly anyone travelling to see their handiwork.
My theory is that they're all repressed rail enthusiasts who won't admit it to themselves. I wonder if any of them are members of this forum? We'll never know.