Travellers cause havoc at commuter train station - and rail bosses are ...

Travellers bring commuter chaos by invading train station car park with caravans, hanging washing and letting their kids run riot - but rail bosses and police can't move them on More than 20 caravans have parked up at Lea Green railway station in St Helens  Travellers are hanging washing on railings while the kids run amok with footballs  Several of their children have been kicked out of the local pub, the Bull and Dog Furious commuters trying to get to Liverpool and Manchester have been told to park their cars elsewhere One commuter complained he got a £50 fine while the travellers park for free  Network Rail is powerless and says it hopes to resume normal service 'as soon as possible'

By Stewart Whittingham For Mailonline

Published: 09:54 BST, 7 June 2019 | Updated: 15:58 BST, 7 June 2019

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Travellers have taken over a railway station car park - doing their washing as furious commuters wait for their trains. 

Up to 20 caravans belonging have parked up since Monday at the park and ride facility.

The railings have been used as washing lines as carpets and clothes are hung out to dry.

They have taken up so much space that Northern Rail have also advised customers to use another one of its stations. 

This is despite the fact that there are large signs stating that the car park is 'just for rail users'. 

Travellers have taken over a car park at Green station just outside St Helens, Merseyside.- doing their washing with car mats hung over railings as furious commuters wait for their trains

Up to 20 caravans belonging to travellers have parked up since Monday at the park and ride facility just outside St Helens as one woman is seen hanging up her washing in the car park

Up to 20 caravans belonging to travellers have parked up since Monday at the park and ride facility just outside St Helens as one woman is seen hanging up her washing in the car park

Rail customers have complained of seeing rubbish and children's potties at the site where the traveller families have been staying for the last five days

Rail customers have complained of seeing rubbish and children's potties at the site where the traveller families have been staying for the last five days

Rail customers have complained of seeing rubbish and children's potties at Lea Green station just outside St Helens, Merseyside. 

When the Mail Online visited children were playing football in the car park as workers and shoppers waited for trains to Liverpool, Scarborough and Warrington. 

However one cheeky traveller complained that the place was a 'hole' and she wanted to move on.

Some commuters pointed and shook

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