Deepgreen
Established Member
I was at Dorking Deepdene yesterday morning and this scene greeted me at the eastern end of the platforms. It was foggy and the youth was wearing earphones. He was engrossed in his music and his studying. The fog made it harder to see or hear any approaching trains. I had to shout very loudly about ten times to him from my platform before he responded, and I told him fairly bluntly that he had no chance of hearing a train and moving in time to avoid losing his legs quite messily. He seemed unaware of the danger, and quickly moved and apologised to me. It was clear that he did not anticipate any trains before his (due in a few minutes).
Another in the spate of platform edge sitting, and at this quite busy and very small station, the seating provision is severely lacking. While there is no excuse for this behaviour, the provision of plenty of seating would surely help to prevent it and at no great cost.
I'll be suggesting this to GWR, but, as they can't even manage/pay for the basics of keeping their trains up to anything like reasonable standards, I don't hold out much hope.
Another in the spate of platform edge sitting, and at this quite busy and very small station, the seating provision is severely lacking. While there is no excuse for this behaviour, the provision of plenty of seating would surely help to prevent it and at no great cost.
I'll be suggesting this to GWR, but, as they can't even manage/pay for the basics of keeping their trains up to anything like reasonable standards, I don't hold out much hope.