CLYDEBANK taxi drivers have reacted to the news that stones will be removed from a local train station following a rise in antisocial behaviour in the town.

In July the Post reported that frustrated drivers were calling for urgent action to be taken at Clydebank train station after eight years of stone-throwing incidents in the Chalmers/Alexander Street area.

Clydebank Post: The taxi rank at Alexander StreetThe taxi rank at Alexander Street (Image: Newsquest staff)

Last week it was confirmed that ScotRail will be removing the red chip stones from the platform at Clydebank and replacing them with soil and grass landscaping.

However, the news came as little comfort for the Clydebank Taxi Operators and Drivers Trade (CTODT) who say they can’t see this move ending the problem.

Clydebank Post: Stones scattered across the taxi rankStones scattered across the taxi rank (Image: CTODT)

Charles Murray, chairman of CTODT, said: “I’d rather they [ScotRail] just tarred it and then the kids have got nothing to throw because they can still throw grass.

“Since we last spoke a month ago there’s been three or four different incidents where buses have had their windows smashed.

“The police turned up last week and they’re telling us they can’t do anything, the kids are just running free.

“I just can’t see this ending, especially with the lack of policing powers. This isn’t solving anything.”

ScotRail confirmed the stones will be removed however said there is no start date for the work to begin.

It is understood that West Dunbartonshire Council will need to grant the rail operator permission to carry out the work before a date can be set.