Overview

• A volunteer team led by Joe Reeve has been scrubbing graffiti from Bakerloo Line carriages, earning thanks from drivers and passengers.
• Transport for London now confines graffiti removal to overnight engineering hours, leaving Central and Bakerloo services covered in paint during the day.
• The 1972 Mark 2 trains on the Bakerloo Line lack CCTV coverage and their aged exteriors hold markings, making cleanup more difficult.
• TfL reports a significant rise in vandalism incidents and temporarily covers hard-to-remove graffiti until it can be cleared during engineering slots.
• Reeve’s cleanup effort has become a pointed critique of Mayor Sadiq Khan’s transport management and fuelled calls for better maintenance and surveillance.