

Photos from the London Underground show trains covered in graffiti, with Transport for London (TfL) stating there has been a 'significant increase' in the issue in recent months.
The problem has reportedly arisen due to a track defect in the transport authority's depot resulting in the automatic train wash being out of service for several weeks. This required trains to be cleaned by hand. TfL added that the issue had since been rectified and the train wash had returned to being used as normal.
One passenger said in a recent Freedom of Information (FOI) request that the Central and Bakerloo lines of the London Underground were beginning to resemble the subway network in New York City in terms of their appearance.
A TfL spokesperson told MyLondon that it worked to remove graffiti as quickly as possible, with an emphasis on removing offensive graffiti as a matter of urgency.
They added: "Where graffiti cannot be removed easily, it is covered wherever possible and cleaned during engineering hours, in order to keep trains out on the network and minimise delays to our customers."
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