Date: 29/06/2017

Staff at Hamilton Centrals Railway station are to be provided with body-worn CCTV cameras after they dubbed it the worst in Scotland because of teenage gangs.

Trade Unions, the British Transport Police and politicians attended an emergency round-table summit to discuss the anti-social behaviour.


It was organised by Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse MSP Christina McKelvie on Tuesday after staff demonstrated outside the station in a bid to get management to sit up and recognise the situation, which they described as scandalous.

James Ledgerwood, head of economic development at the ScotRail Alliance, said: The safety of our staff and customers is always our number one priority. The type of behaviour that we are seeing is totally unacceptable and is not just restricted to the railway station.

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Staff at 'Scotland's worst station' to get body cams in blitz on yobs

Daily Record

Scotrail say 'type of behaviour that we are seeing is totally unacceptable' at Hamilton Central.

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Looking south east from the bus station towards Hamilton Central on 17 March 2006. Behind and above the station is Kemp Street, where the former Caledonian booking office and south side entrance (which accessed the platforms via a covered stairway) still survives see image [[9044]].
Location: Hamilton Central
Company: Hamilton Branch (Caledonian Railway)
17/03/2006 John Furnevel

The new pedestrian bridge under construction at Hamilton Central in January 2017. The old footbridge can be see in the background.
Location: Hamilton Central
Company: Hamilton Branch (Caledonian Railway)
27/01/2017 Colin McDonald

318 262 stands alongside classmate 318 252 at Hamilton Central on 16 June 2009.
Location: Hamilton Central
Company: Hamilton Branch (Caledonian Railway)
16/06/2009 John Steven

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