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"Quiet zones" on the Dublin-Cork train.

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  • #52
    Spanish Eyes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,996 ✭✭✭✭Spanish Eyes


    There are no IR staff on the trains anymore.

    Apart from the ticket inspector now and then, and the trolley service which is outsourced I believe.

    I often wonder what happens if something kicks off between stations and the steady hand of an IR employee would cool things down quickly (like the assigned seating being taken by someone else etc.)

    Pulling the emergency cord is not an option in many disputes is it?

    Anyway, I've always had a pleasant journey on the train so far. Just one incident of a screaming mobile phone user. How self absorbed some people can be!


  • #53
    Del.Monte
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,363 ✭✭✭✭Del.Monte


    Spanish Eyes wrote: »
    There are no IR staff on the trains anymore.

    Apart from the ticket inspector now and then, and the trolley service which is outsourced I believe.

    I often wonder what happens if something kicks off between stations and the steady hand of an IR employee would cool things down quickly (like the assigned seating being taken by someone else etc.)

    Pulling the emergency cord is not an option in many disputes is it?

    Anyway, I've always had a pleasant journey on the train so far. Just one incident of a screaming mobile phone user. How self absorbed some people can be!

    Keep your fingers crossed because IE don't give a damn about passenger safety.

    ****



  • #54
    2RockMountain
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,012 ✭✭✭2RockMountain


    Quiet zones would be very helpful for people with autism and their families - announcements and noises can be very difficult for them.


  • #55
    Chromosphere
    Closed Accounts Posts: 204 ✭✭Chromosphere


    They should make the PA announcements much less verbose!
    They're just so long winded they never seem to end.

    I was on a cork Dublin train where the snack bar announcement got stuck in a loop and ran for a full 15+ mins.

    I actually thought I would get off the train at Thurles and just waste a couple of hours and be late rather than listen to it!

    Also, while I'm not being sexist here; there's a reason why a softer usually female voice is used in voice prompts like that. The CIE ones are very harsh sounding at times.


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