Many is the time that I have made it from King’s Cross to the
St Pancras loos just in time for a free wee or a sit down. However, on Monday
the Guardian online reported that any uncomfortable waddling across the road
between the two is now a thing of the past.
“Toilet charges scrapped at busiest railway stations”.
Liverpool Street and Edinburgh Waverley have also been
flushed into line, so now all of Network Rail’s stations are free at the point
of use. Previously, they had charged up to 50p for the pleasure.
On the same day that the charges were lifted, I had reason -
as is frequently the case these days, straight after an hour’s drive from home -
to use the splendid facilities at the Great Central Railway’s Loughborough
Central station. Recently refurbished and meticulously retaining its original
features, I was reminded that Simon Bradley [“The Railways”, p.472] had also commented
on the Ministry of Health poster that had adorned the wall there, warning of
the perils of venereal disease.
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