My Train Journey This Morning

[ChimpMaster]

Caught the early train to Waterloo and sat next to this lovely middle-eastern looking girl. Yum.

[norrahe]

Pleasant journey in, one snorer, and the tube was less sardine like than normal

[BigTime]

Two women gabbing in the quiet carriage all the way to Waterloo.

I could feel blood pressure rising whilst trying to do crossword. Should I have said something? I almost, almost did.

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[Lockhouse]

try this forum: Policing the 'quiet coach'. - RailUK Forums

If it had been a phone or stereo, I'd definitely have said something. I usually do.

[BigTime]

If it had been a phone or stereo, I'd definitely have said something. I usually do.

A polite 'do you mind?' whilst pointing at the peace car sticker may have worked or it could quite easily had your limbs torn off

[Sysman]

If it had been a phone or stereo, I'd definitely have said something. I usually do.

The most irritating, in the days before quiet carriages, was the chap who every evening would noisily go through a pile of paper notes, all on separate A5 sheets.

I never realised that you could make so much noise shuffling paper, but he did.

[Sysman]

The 125 on Friday was reverse configured, so 1st class was at the rear.

Giving the emptiest peasant class Quiet coach I've ever seen.

Coincidentally, the Inter City I got on Friday was differently* configured, with the same result: a wonderfully peaceful quiet carriage.

* although the announcements had it that the configuration was radically different, it seemed to me that they'd just tacked a few carriages on the end of the normal train.

[Mich the Tester]

Now sitting in train to the Hague for afternoon meeting.

First class, plenty of seats, no OAPs, no smells, no orchestra and no cellists. Electricity socket functioning according to expectations. Mobile internet working sometimes.

This can only go wrong.

[Mich the Tester]

Intercity back home, full but I have a seat. Cheapo naffo crappy double decker without electricity sockets and with a disgraceful loo, obviously a fresh victim of chav vandalism. Oh dear, train is slowing down repeatedly. Obviously behind a slow train again, sorry, as per bloody usual.

[Mich the Tester]

RMT train cleaners picket line outside the station.

Don't say they're rejecting a 12% pay offer as well?