Opinions on portable seats on trains

[Bee]

Just curious as to what people think of commuters bringing folding stools with them for the train????

I kinda think it's a good idea but does this not take up a lot of standing room?
Bee

 

[CCOVICH]

Yes it does. I'm agin' em!

 

[jdork]

[font=Verdana, Arial][font=Verdana, Arial]Could be dangerous -

<From today's Independent>

The train now standing is in bits

PASSENGERS watched in horror yesterday as the train they were travelling on split in two - the front two carriages uncoupling from the rear.

Shocked Iarnrod Eireann engineers are baffled as to the cause of the accident which a spokesman described as "very serious."

Dozens of passengers in the last two carriages of the four-car train could only look on in disbelief as they were left stranded on the track.

The accident happened at 2pm when the 1.25 Rosslare to Dublin train was four miles out of Wexford en route for Enniscorthy and near Killurin.

The train was travelling at about 25mph.

Between 40 and 50 passengers were on board at the time but, fortunately, none of them was passing between carriages when the uncoupling occurred and despite being badly shocked no-one was injured.

A spokesman said staff attempted to recouple the carriages but were unsuccessful.

After an hour's wait passengers were able to continue their journey as far as Enniscorthy travelling in the first two carriages.

A full investigation is now underway. Engineers will be trying to determine whether the uncoupling was due to human error or a mechanical fault.

Brendan Furlong



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[stobear]

What would have happened if this was a rush hour train, where people have to stand between the two carriages, would they have lost a few passengers? Totally unacceptable!

 

[Seagull]

I think they're fine as long as the train isn't too full. Any able-bodied person using one during rush hour when the train is overflowing should be thrown off the train. There tend to be some fairly sharp comments to people using them when the train is full.

 

[ubiquitous]

With the rise in commuting, the train system in this country should be a licence to print money - and a great service for the public - if it was properly run. In this day and age the idea of a train trundling through Co. Wexford at 25mph is an absolute joke - faster speeds were probably being achieved 100 years ago. Its time for someone to bite the bullet and bring Iarnrod Eireann at least into the 20th century, if not the 21st.