Rail shelter fixed at last as First Great Western see sense

At long last the vandalised shelter at Yate station has been fixed - and First Great Western have listened to local Lib Dems and used more vandal-proof materials.

The shelter had been broken since September, with First Great Western insisting it would be too expensive to repair. At a meeting in November, Lib Dem Cllr and train user Chris Willmore suggested to First that instead of replacing the broken panes, yet again, with glass or plastic that gets broken, they should spend to save, and put in the metal mesh with small holes that Lib Dem Yate Town Council has been using successfully on bus stops for years.

They have listened. This is far harder to vandalise (and no, that is NOT a challenge) and people can still see in and out so it feels secure - so with luck our train users should get shelter for a long time. And perhaps First Great Western might even learn the lesson and use this mesh in other places.