South Western Railway takes passengers behind the scenes with a video following the hard work of its Train Presentation team.

400 presentation staff across SWR’s network clean over 1,500 carriages and ensure services are presentable night and day at seven train depots – Bournemouth, Clapham, Farnham, Fratton, Salisbury, Wimbledon and Ryde.

The jobs include steam, tidy and polish to deep clean up to 18 trains every 24 hours.

This includes more than 100,000 seats and more than 10 miles of carpets every month, as well as all windows, toilets, tablets and bins.

What did the officials say?

Charlie Hatcher, Head of Train Presentation, said:

“Passengers don’t often see the hard work that goes on behind the scenes.

“The Train Presentation teams take enormous pride in what they do, working hard to focus on every detail, from cleaning muddy footprints, recycling newspapers, washing windows, carpets and seats, to ensure every carriage is ready for passengers.”

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