Banksy painting Tube carriage shows London Underground 'not safe', RMT says

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Banksy's spray painting of Tube carriage in July shows London Underground is 'not safe', RMT union says

who were said to be unaware it was a Banksy artwork and treated it "like any other graffiti on the network".The transport authority has now confirmed to the BBC, in response a Freedom of Information Act request, that it had completed an investigation into the incident but would not release its findings because of security concerns and not wanting to encourage copycats.

TfL said the artist carried out the graffiti between Barbican and Paddington on the Hammersmith and City Line between 05:24 and 06:31 on 10 July.The footage also showed the artist painted the words "I get lockdown" on a wall right at the end of a station platform. TfL would not say which station it was but confirmed the artist did not go on the tracks.

A spokesperson for the RMT said some stations had no gate-line staff at certain times of the day so people could "literally walk on there with anything they like".He said the union had been campaigning over staffing levels because the stations were unstaffed for "long periods of time and the end result is anything could happen".

"What happened with a canister full of paint is actually very minor, considering what could have happened."

 

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Criminal damage. Nothing more than illegal action.

I get the concerns because if Banksy did their artwork and the Tube stock and it entered service; what's to stop a substance i.e. Novichok being left or an explosive device being left on the tube and it go unchecked. So security has to be taken more seriously by TfL

I really don't know why there is so much hype over a knob end that willingly does criminal damage at the expense of others.

Whoever he or she is, they need to be charged and jailed. This is not art, it's just plain vandalism.

This us vandalism NOT art. When will the sycophants and ‘arty farties’ not realise this.

Do you ride the Tube darling? You might see Banksy there. I'd like to meet Banksy 😀

Nothing more than defacement of property that does not belong to the artist

Same as it ever was then.

There is no Banksy fools, its a load of crap in mores ways than one.

What a mess. Why is the media fawning over someone that is vandalizing other's property?

no one is from the prolific Banksy.

Yet another Banksy story from the BBC. Are you on commission?

Funny 😂

Looks a mess. How is it banksy is allowed to vandalise and normal folk would be fined?

Banksy = Wanksy

Ahh, the old we want some time off (probably Christmas), so let's dress this up as a safety issue ploy.

I suggest people Google image the French graffiti artist Blek le Rat. Banksy blatantly stole all his ideas and passed them off as his own.

How does it keep getting away with this graffiti anyone else Wood be locked up or find. For vandalising property. Just shows different laws for famous and rich people .

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Lock these graffiti yobs up

So TfL didn't want to go into the incident any further because of concerns. So what do the media do, stir it up again like some small minded nosey neighbour. The media cause a lot of unesassary, daily negativity.

What a mess!

BANSKY SHOULD BE LOCKED UPAT THE TOWER OF LONDON FOR ALLHIS DAMAGE THROUGHOUT GREAT BRITAIN

Jail this vandalising lout!

Paint over that mess.

That’s not Banksy

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Why someone might nick it? Million pound carriage disappears found at auction house. I hope they were wearing masks. Surprised they had a train to paint that not already covered in paint even more surprised room in the carriage to paint anything.

RMT union talking crap as usual...what a insult to tube staff....the tube is fully staff at all times and gate line ticket barriers are always closed also CCTV covers the entire network. RMT should think about unmanned and no ticket gates on National rail instead...

Mass transit is never going to be safe unless you ticket every seat and check every passenger like airports. But money talks

Yes and mr shut down the mayor painted over it although city got no money A painting just sold for over 7 million think how much a train unit with painting could have got London Just a thought

Why utter drivel. This was a publicity stunt that TFL allowed

I saw this mo ths ago

It's about time this vandal was caught.😏

Hmm what's less safe art or Covid? Typical Londoners get more then the rest of the country then do an Oliver.

More union manipulation.

Not art its Vandalism. Banksy needs locking up

So if Banksy can get away with it, what's to stop every graffiti 'artist' spray painting their work on the property of others..?

The RMT are maneuvering for another pay rise for staff, who suddenly become happy with their safety whenever money crosses their palms.

No, it shows vandalism.

Does it? Art is nice to look at.

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