I was slightly surprised to see that a thread had not already been made* about this BBC article (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-51189119).
Do you have any ideas what might be behind this, and what could be done to reduce activations (or delays due to them, at least)?
*Although it could just be that I missed it. If so, don't hesitate to inform me.
More passengers are using emergency alarm systems on trains, causing increasing delays, figures show.
Rail users said crowded trains and a lack of help for disabled people would lead to alarms being triggered.
Delays caused by alarms, some of which can stop trains, rose by a third between 2017 and 2019, according to the Rail Delivery Group (RDG).
It said passengers should read onboard instructions, ask staff and "use common sense" before reaching for alarms.
In the year to August 2019 passenger communication, door and emergency alarms were activated on trains more than 8,500 times, causing delays totalling more than 174,000 minutes.
This compared with just over 7,000 activations causing just under 132,000 minutes of delay in the year to August 2017.
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Do you have any ideas what might be behind this, and what could be done to reduce activations (or delays due to them, at least)?
*Although it could just be that I missed it. If so, don't hesitate to inform me.
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