Toilet charges will be scrapped at some of Britain's busiest railway stations from April 1. Network Rail said it wants to make its stations "more friendly, accessible and open" as it announced the date. The public sector company manages 20 stations, such as Birmingham New Street, Edinburgh Waverley, Bristol Temple Meads and 11 in London. It has already made toilets free to use at many of its stations, which previously charged up to 50p per person. Sorry, this content isn't available on your device. Charges were scrapped at Leeds, Manchester Piccadilly and Liverpool Lime Street on Monday. A Network Rail spokeswoman said: "As part of drive to make our stations more friendly, accessible and open to the people who use them every day, we are making the toilets free from April. "This is part of a series of improvements we’ve been making, including the introduction of water fountains, more help points, massive investments into station facilities and improvements for disabled station … [Read more...] about Network Rail sets date for axing train station toilet charges
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Date set to end all toilet charges at train stations by Network Rail
After moves to remove charges at 3 major northern stations starting this week, Network Rail has revealed when it will be free everywhere. According to the BBC by April 1, 2019, every station loo in the country will be free to used. The facilities at Leeds, Manchester Piccadilly and Liverpool Lime Street have been free to use since December 17. Passengers were charged 40p to use the toilets at Leeds station, while Manchester Piccadilly and Liverpool Lime Street have 30p fees. Public sector company Network Rail, which owns the stations, said the measure will be the first improvement for passengers resulting from a benefits package announced last week by Rail Minister Andrew Jones. Network Rail said in a statement: "We welcome the Rail Minister's funding package for passengers in the North. "We will respond to this immediately and one of the first changes will be the removal of toilet charges at Manchester Piccadilly, Leeds and Liverpool Lime Street. "This is a long-overdue Christmas … [Read more...] about Date set to end all toilet charges at train stations by Network Rail
Network Rail to axe toilet charges at ALL of its stations across UK
Network Rail will scrap the charges to use the toilets in ALL of its stations across the country from 1 April 2019. This follows the news that toilet charges at Manchester Piccadilly would be scrapped from Monday, December 17. It had been planned for April 1, 2019 like the rest of the country but has been brought forward. Toilets at Liverpool Lime Street and Leeds also became free to use on the same day. Mr Frobisher, managing director for the London North Western route, added: " We welcome the rail minister’s funding package for passengers in the north. Read more of today's top stories here "We will respond to this immediately and one of the first changes will be the removal of toilet charges at Manchester Piccadilly, Leeds and Liverpool Lime Street." It follows similar moves at Birmingham New Street, London Bridge, Victoria and Charing Cross stations where the charges - as high as 50p - have been ditched. BBC understands this move will have an impact on the annual revenue … [Read more...] about Network Rail to axe toilet charges at ALL of its stations across UK
Network Rail investigating after gates lock on schoolchildren crossing tracks at Elsenham station
PUBLISHED: 10:45 13 May 2016 | UPDATED: 10:45 13 May 2016 Elsenham rail station. Picture: SaffronPhoto SaffronPhoto 2016 An investigation has been launched after the pedestrian gates at Elsenham railway station locked on a group of schoolchildren who were crossing the tracks on Wednesday (May 11). Network Rail said they are aware of the incident, which took place in the afternoon, and that “at no time were the schoolchildren in any danger”.A post on the Elsenham and Henham Newsline Facebook group said the children “luckily managed to get themselves up onto the platform”.The level crossing at Elsenham has been an issue of deep concern among residents since schoolgirls Charlotte Thompson, 13, and Olivia Bazlinton, 14, were killed after being hit by a train at the station on December 3, 2005.A Network Rail spokesperson said: “We are aware of an incident at Elsenham level crossing last night where a group of young people were walking across the … [Read more...] about Network Rail investigating after gates lock on schoolchildren crossing tracks at Elsenham station
Don’t spend a penny: Network Rail to scrap all toilet charges from April next year
Network Rail is to scrap toilet charges at all of its stations from 1 April. In March the former chief executive of Network Rail, Mark Carne, pledged to scrap the charge at all of its stations from 2019, saying it was "quite wrong to penalise people when they are in discomfort". Currently charges at stations in London, Leeds, Glasgow, Manchester, Liverpool and Edinburgh range from 30p to 40p. Last year Network Rail revealed it brought in £4.8m from people spending a penny over the course of a single year, with over £900,000 of that coming from Victoria station until the fee to use its loos was ditched last December. The announcement follows Network Rail's decision to ditch charges at Liverpool Lime Street, Manchester Piccadilly and Leeds. A Network Rail spokesperson said: “As part of drive to make our stations more friendly, accessible and open to the people who use them every day we are making the toilets free from April. This is part of a series of improvements … [Read more...] about Don’t spend a penny: Network Rail to scrap all toilet charges from April next year