My opinion on alcohol is generally that it just exaggerates what is already in your nature, so when people get into fights, it's kinda just an excuse for them to do what they would have done sober if consequences didn't exist.
Ultimately that's what alcohol does, lessens the sense of consequence, so you think you can get away with drink driving, drink fighting, acting like a drink (remove the r and replace the n with a c), etc.
The thing is, having rail be available as a form of transport where you can have a few drinks, or have had them before, is very useful and helps reduce the number of drunk drivers and overall drivers... (people will take public transport if they can have a few with their meal!)
But, that shouldn't come at the cost of people's safety or perceived safety if they want to travel a bit later in the day. For women travelling alone, the idea of being stuck in a carriage full of drunk men is probably not ideal. To be fair, you could probably cross out the drunk in a number of circumstances
Guards need to be empowered to move through the train and make sure passengers are protected. More BTP availability and the option for penalties. These may not even have to be given out on the day, perhaps retrospectively over CCTV if something perticularly bad happens?
