Government must now enforce some new rules re travel by rail.

[Ivor]

I know there was a previous thread on enforcement that is now locked but I just wanted to highlight my experience today. I appreciate admin may want to move to an existing thread but I couldn’t find a ‘fit’

Anyway I’ll keep this brief, I’m currently working at a quite big coastal station helping re social distancing & a one way system in & out.

Today after about 10am through to lunchtime many trains were arriving with a good two thirds full of ‘the t-shirt & bucket & spade brigade’
carrying stocks of alcohol, beach toys & even garden chairs. Obviously prompted by the weather & a bank holiday weekend to come.

We were gobsmacked (perhaps we shouldn’t have been) but some/most travellers had travelled some 60-70 miles plus, families, couples, young groups of teens etc & social distancing was not good at all with little face covering.

Signage & announcements are everywhere on the trains & the station.

One female staff member was reduced to tears as she was that shocked! So much for essential travel & key workers.

Rant over but my point is Government to my mind have got to move quickly especially seeing in the media other areas with similar issues around the UK

 

[Skymonster]

You're absolutely right - the Government need to ditch the whole social distancing fiasco and let people get on with their lives as normal again if they want to (including going to the seaside).

 

[LowLevel]

Had similar on a smaller scale. I did have the idea that running the trains as far as the next town to the seaside with a replacement bus (actually faster than the train) would be a good way to serve workers (particularly if you didn't charge for the bus) and put off day trippers.

 

[Ivor]

Had similar on a smaller scale. I did have the idea that running the trains as far as the next town to the seaside with a replacement bus (actually faster than the train) would be a good way to serve workers (particularly if you didn't charge for the bus) and put off day trippers.

Yep a good idea but even workers being brought in by bus the social distancing on a bus isn’t great, a shame we have to think of ideas to overcome people with no common sense

 

[Bletchleyite]

One female staff member was reduced to tears as she was that shocked!

Excuse the lack of empathy, but why are some people so thin-skinned as to be "reduced to tears" simply by some people on a train?

 

[Skymonster]

Yep a good idea but even workers being brought in by bus the social distancing on a bus isn’t great, a shame we have to think of ideas to overcome people with no common sense

The people who really lack common sense are those who seem to think and behave as if COVID-19 is going to every last one of us.

 

[Islineclear3_1]

Why should the Government enforce rules on trains? Surely it's up to the individual TOCs. We seem to be relying too much on the nanny-state government

 

[Mag_seven]

For discussion on social distancing on public transport please see this thread.

Long term social distancing: Impact on public life & public transport?

I really don't want to be seen as contrarian because it's very clear what the opinion of the forum is in general, but as a couple of people have pointed out 'just the elderly and vulnerable' is a lot more people than you might think, and quite a lot of them will be teachers/transport/sanitation...

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