On 29 Nov, 17:11, Walter Briscoe wrote:
There have been efforts to remove clutter from
platforms. Chocolate and other vending machines went and months were
taken to remove them. There is a long way to go

I think they went because they weren't making enough money to make the
hassle of having them worthwhile. Photo booths in ticket halls also
went.

ISTR, West Ham towards Stratford and platform 4 eastbound Central at
Liverpool Street has a frame which used to hold a phone. It also has the
foot marks of a chocolate machine.

One of the DLR Stratford branch stations has an olde worlde (read:
early 90s) BT payphone in the middle of one of the platforms. Possibly
Bow Church.

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