Only about 30 years late, Australia is finally realizing that there are graffiti problems with their trains. Gee, didn’t see this one coming.
GRAFFITI vandals are costing Connex $11 million a year in train damage and delays.
More than 280 trains were delayed in the past week because of vandals, many coming from interstate.
In contrast, attacks on Connex trains delayed 270 services for the whole of September.
Transit Police say Melbourne has become “the place to be” for those wanting to vandalise trains and trams.
Connex said there had been 48 separate attacks on trains since last Wednesday, including 17 involving graffiti on windscreens.
Vandals from New South Wales, South Australia and Queensland are regularly coming for a weekend of tagging public transport.
Many of those caught are found with video equipment so they can post “brag videos” on the internet.
But Chief Inspector Brian Jennings from transit police said the footage makes vandals easier to identify and catch.
“There is an intelligence exchange between the various units who police the transport system in the different states,” he said.
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