A couple who recently holidayed in Tenby, are furious that over a year after they first raised concerns over the poor state of the town's railway station, the situation has deteriorated even more. Alan and Diana Redman, of Northamptonshire, have been coming to the area every year for the past seven years, staying in Hodgeston, Lamphey. However, a simple journey by railway to Tenby, which used to be a pleasant experience in the couple's opinion, has become more of a chore than an enjoyable sight-seeing excursion. "As a family on holiday in Pembrokeshire, we were appalled by the state of this station," wrote Mr. Redman in a letter to Tenby Town Council towards the end of last summer, and in his opinion the situation a year later is no better, if not even worse. "The station is still boarded up, with grass and rubbish along the rail tracks, there are no toilets or waiting rooms on either platform and the stench is unbearable," explained a disappointed Mr. Redman, who last summer had also contacted Pembrokeshire County Council and Wales and Borders Trains about their grievances. "The information for train times is very poor, and as the station is not manned, it is impossible for a holidaying family who might not be familiar with the area to work out what platform to stand on and what train to look out for. "I think I described it a year ago as like a 'third world station', and a year later, my opinion has certainly not changed," continued Mr. Redman, who first came to Tenby on holiday over 40 years ago, remembering the station then as being "well staffed and in an excellent clean condition." Since last summer, the running of the railway has been taken over by Arriva Trains Wales, but the Redmans have found the latest timetable for the Pembrokeshre area very confusing with not frequent enough times for journeys. "There simply aren't enough trains running, when you consider things a few years ago when you could easily hop on a train and go to the likes of Manorbier, Penally and other nearby destinations with ease," said Mr. Redman. "It's a real shame, as the station from Tenby should be a gateway to other resorts, and not just for tourists, but for the locals as well," added Mrs. Redman. Representatives from the Pembrokeshire Rail Travellers Association, who press for improvements to the rail services in the area, have had several meetings with representatives from Arriva to discuss the future of rail in Pembrokeshire. "We have found Arriva to be very approachable so far in the meetings we have held with them, but we are still concerned that there is not enough being done to develop train stations in general," explained PRTA treasurer, Mr. David Gwyn Watts. "Unfortunately, there are at present no plans for improvements to services on the Pembroke and Tenby lines, each has particular problems, which can only be solved by someone spending some money, which Arriva is, not surprisingly, unwilling to do by itself. "Maybe if the cost was shared, and the government was to put more into rail travel, then stations like the one in Tenby could afford to be manned, and not left to become so unattractive," said Mr. Watts, a thought shared by Mr. Redman. "The government try to encourage people to use public transport and not cars for journeys, but how can we when the services are so poor and badly run at the moment," he said. When the Observer contacted Arriva Trains Wales, a spokesman said: "We have made a number of moves regarding improving rail travel in Pembrokeshire and discussed a number of issues with PRTA, mostly concerning timetable scheduling. However, the condition of local stations has not been dealt with in depth as of yet."