There have been various discussions on here regarding the situation on trains leaving York on Saturday evenings. Yesterday, though, I had a novel experience.
I was making my fairly regular journey on the 1900 Edinburgh - Doncaster when, after Darlington (by which time there were only a handful of passengers left in Coach B at the rear of the train), the guard came though and asked where people were travelling to. When I replied "Doncaster" he said "It will get a bit lively in this carriage after York" and suggested I might wish to move down towards the front of the train. I said that I always did that anyway approaching York on this service and he gave a knowing smile and moved on.
This was the first time, on any train, that I had been forewarned of problem passengers about to board at a following station and wondered if it was a new policy from VTEC or just an initiative by this one guard ?
Around 200 revellers did board at York but, as usual, they all crammed into the rear of the train and the peace was undisturbed in Coach H. Judging by the racket when the train emptied at Donny, I wonder if the couple sitting just down from me in Coach B regretted not heeding the guard's warning and staying put ?
I was making my fairly regular journey on the 1900 Edinburgh - Doncaster when, after Darlington (by which time there were only a handful of passengers left in Coach B at the rear of the train), the guard came though and asked where people were travelling to. When I replied "Doncaster" he said "It will get a bit lively in this carriage after York" and suggested I might wish to move down towards the front of the train. I said that I always did that anyway approaching York on this service and he gave a knowing smile and moved on.
This was the first time, on any train, that I had been forewarned of problem passengers about to board at a following station and wondered if it was a new policy from VTEC or just an initiative by this one guard ?
Around 200 revellers did board at York but, as usual, they all crammed into the rear of the train and the peace was undisturbed in Coach H. Judging by the racket when the train emptied at Donny, I wonder if the couple sitting just down from me in Coach B regretted not heeding the guard's warning and staying put ?
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