London Midland’s Trevor Thomas has cleaned enough train carriages to stretch from Birmingham to Rome.
Trevor has been cleaning carriages at London Midland’s Tyseley depot in Birmingham for more than 30 years at an average of ten carriages a day.
The marathon feat means that carriage cleaner Trevor, from Olton, has cleaned enough carriages to stretch end-to-end over a thousand miles.
Trevor is part of the depot staff at Tyseley responsible for cleaning between 550 to 600 train carriages a week. As well as cleaning the outside of trains the team cleans toilets, seats and tables and clears used newspapers and magazines for recycling.
The efforts of London Midland staff were recognised in the latest National Passenger Survey results which listed the Birmingham-based rail operator as the most improved train operator for overall customer satisfaction.
The result means that 87 per cent of passengers were satisfied with London Midland services - a rise of seven per cent since the Autumn 2008 figures were published this time last year.
London Midland managing director Mike Hodson said: “I’m delighted with this improvement and it reflects the hard work Trevor and his colleagues are putting in to make sure our trains are ready to go day in, day out.”
“We realise there is still a great deal of work to do and the challenge is to build on this excellent result. We’re pleased that our passengers are noticing the improvements and will continue to strive for better performance.”
The rise means that London Midland has been listed as one of only three train operators to achieve ‘significant improvement’ by rail watchdog Passenger Focus.
London Midland also registered a nine per cent rise in overall satisfaction since the previous Spring 2009 figures.
Toilet facilities on trains are up 15 per cent and the attitude and helpfulness of train staff has risen by 11 per cent compared to last year.
London Midland passengers have also noted an 11 per cent improvement in sitting and standing room and with the upkeep and repair of trains. Parking facilities have also been judged to have improved by seven per cent.
