As of last Friday (23rd July) much of the netting under the roof of Carlisle Station, together with the dead pigeons entangled in it which had caused so much concern to rail passengers, had been removed.
We understand that this and the improvement of the area in front of Platforms 5 & 6 are all part of the same station improvement plan. We have been assured that the budget for this is safe in spite of government cutbacks, so we live in hope...