Re: Graffitti on trains.

Abo wrote:
> NM wrote:
>
>> Just yesterday I was having the same discussion with a train lover on
>> UK.Railway, he will not accept that trains are filthy, talk about
>> rose tinted specs.
>
> I was up until recently doing some work up in Newcastle, which
> involved a train journey of about an hour; a bit less than taking the
> car but cheaper when you factored in the parking charges. So I took
> the train.
> The trains on that service are a disgrace. The OP is right about the
> ingrained dirt but the state of disrepair of the carriages was very
> noteable.
>
> On a lot of them the fold down seats did not operate; not a problem
> for most but at 6'2" I prefer to sit on the seats facing into the
> carriage rather than along, as I struggle to get my legs in
> comfortably due to the number of the seats.
>
> But there were bigger problems a lot of the time. For example, the
> door on one train were so fucked they made a loud banging noise as
> the train rattled along, and you could see them opening and closing
> as they did so. Another time the driver had to stop the train, get
> out and check something at the front of the train. Maybe we hit
> something which caused damage, maybe something fell off. I also
> experienced problems with the exhaust silencer (diesel train), which
> resulted in noise levels inside the carriage which were so high that
> ear defenders would be required if it were happening in e.g. a
> factory.

Such are the features of handing the railway over to people whose motivation
is profit. Please note, I'm not equating features with benefits. As Abo's
tale indicates, they're very different.
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Tommy (11.07.2008 12:24)