Train Discussion Megathread - Etiquette / Strikes / Gripes

[south of heaven]

Even on the train? Where would it break out?

Woy woy tunnel would fuck out.the top of hawksbury fucks out and a few places in cowan.

 

[Kaz]

There is now a quiet carriage?

When did this sh!t start happening

Several years.

But people were quiet about it.

 

[Mr Invisible]

So on the quiet carriages.... are you allowed to audibly fart?

 

[CroydonDog]

So on the quiet carriages.... are you allowed to audibly fart?

Normally the loudest thing in them from my experience (apart from the announcements every stop) is some cranky old **** telling people "it' a quiet carriage!"

 

[Wahesh]

I'm not sure what the story was. The gasbag in question probably rang up after it cut out and kept retrying until reception was back.

 

[N4TE]

When I use to catch trains on the Bankstown Line I almost learned Hindi because of the amount of loud mouth Indian chicks nattering without the slightest indifferent that they are not the only person on the carriage the entire journey from Central to Belmore..

Ala the Simpsons what I picked up was "Sala" seems to mean "jerk". I think "Manjula" means some kind of spaceship.

 

[MattyB]

I have never been in a Quiet Carriage, they are not in my line, a quiet carriage would be nice

 

[south of heaven]

So on the quiet carriages.... are you allowed to audibly fart?

No but every fucking time im on one it seems i have the worlds biggest fart brewing .

 

[CroydonDog]

No but every fucking time im on one it seems i have the worlds biggest fart brewing .

I was in one today actually. Only from central to strathfield (I think it was a Richmond Train).

Someone did an extremely long and loud final slurp on their boost juice or wherever. It went for an eternity. Pretty funny, as I was just waiting for someone to go off.

 

[Mr Invisible]

29th of Jan ... all trains out as train drivers NSW strike.

Prepare for absolute traffic CHAOS!

 

[MattyB]

Do you think buses will replace trains that day.

No point going to work, i might just work from home

 

[CaptainJackson]

Do you think buses will replace trains that day.

No point going to work, i might just work from home

Yep I'm working from home. No point going in

 

[Wahesh]

Working from home. Will be a quiet day anyway, most people tend to take a long weekend around Australia Day.

 

[Wahesh]

No joke... I was playing Soul Hunters on my iPad yesterday then the opal pass inspectors came through checking tickets. They try their best to be friendly and charismatic, I'll give them that, unlike the former train ticket inspectors who all wore gray, and were downright assholes.

Anyway the guy checked my pass and saw that I was playing it, and he says to me "Are you winning?" and I said to him... "err... I just lost" (which is what happened). The bloke cursed the good run I was on LOL.

 

[Mr Invisible]

TO ANYONE TRAVELLING ON THE RICHMOND > CENTRAL LINE TODAY...

AVOID IT!!!

Train has derailed at Richmond... which is interesting given the Union told all drivers to strike today, so they can probably cop the blame on this one if it's exhaustion that's caused it.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5295609/Train-derails-Sydney-leaving-passengers-injured.html

 

[CroydonDog]

TO ANYONE TRAVELLING ON THE RICHMOND > CENTRAL LINE TODAY...

AVOID IT!!!

Train has derailed at Richmond... which is interesting given the Union told all drivers to strike today, so they can probably cop the blame on this one if it's exhaustion that's caused it.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5295609/Train-derails-Sydney-leaving-passengers-injured.html

There is rolling coverage of it on ABC24 if anyone is interested.

 

[Wahesh]

Fuck this shit. The union should be disbanded, they're the biggest bunch of criminals there is.

 

[CroydonDog]

Fuck this shit. The union should be disbanded, they're the biggest bunch of criminals there is.

And why is this accident the fault of the union?

 

[N4TE]

No joke... I was playing Soul Hunters on my iPad yesterday then the opal pass inspectors came through checking tickets. They try their best to be friendly and charismatic, I'll give them that, unlike the former train ticket inspectors who all wore gray, and were downright assholes.

Anyway the guy checked my pass and saw that I was playing it, and he says to me "Are you winning?" and I said to him... "err... I just lost" (which is what happened). The bloke cursed the good run I was on LOL.

Grey Dogs I can tell you some stories about them.

 

[Wahesh]

Grey Dogs I can tell you some stories about them.

Don't stop there, keep going. Tell us a story or two.