The new Piccadilly Line carriages were tagged with graffiti over a year before they were set to be used by the public.
A new Piccadilly Line train was tagged with graffiti while being delivered over the weekend, raising concerns about security and the protection of London’s new fleet Londoners have been left outraged after a brand-new Underground train was vandalised with mindless graffiti, months before it is even due to enter service. A snap of the train was shared online on Monday, showing it sporting three spray-painted tags.
The train, intended to serve the busy Piccadilly Line, was defaced with graffiti before it even made it onto the tracks The vandalism raises questions about the security measures in place during the transportation of such valuable assets It still resembles existing Underground trains but looks much newer and brighter. However, the shiny paintwork is somewhat spoiled by the three tags which take up large portions of the carriages and doors at one end.
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