Four of the filthiest railway embankments in north London are to get a deep clean thanks to the persistence of Lynne Featherstone, Haringey councillor and London Assembly transport spokesperson.

The four stations – Hornsey, Harringay, Bowes Park and Alexandra Palace – all have embankments strewn with litter and are an unpleasant sight for commuters using WAGN train services.

Lynne Featherstone contacted Network Rail and, after some difficulty, tracked down the correct department to ask them to clean up the rubbish immediately. Although they refused to meet her at one of the stations to discuss the problem, Network Rail have promised to clear the embankments of litter within 28 days.

Ms Featherstone welcomed this news: “At long last these eyesores are to be swept clean.

“Network Rail must stop shirking its responsibility to maintain the embankments surrounding stations.

She added: “If others wish to complain about the state of their local station embankments, they should contact Network Rail’s community relations department on 08457 114 141.”