Mobile phones on trains.
 

These days, idiots on trains are becoming much more common, they shout at mobiles or play loud music on them, there is no way to avoid them as most trains do not have a 'quiet coach'. The other thing is why do some parents think it ok to let kids run around the train making a noise then expect the rest of us to tolerate it, happened recently on a 317 all the way from Ponders End to Cambridge on a Sunday, during the week some people turn a section of the train in to an office, why?
We have some of the nicest railway routes in the world, so enjoyable but there are so many selfish, inconsiderate gits intent in spoiling it.

I have had several run ins with mobile users over the years. most people like to travel quietly, relax read or enjoy the journey. Most of my longer journeys were south west to north east. Why does one have to remind people that they are using a mobile in a quiet coach. Some users seem to think a train is were they can share their life with the rest in the carriage and others impose noisy children upon others. Perhaps a few cattle trucks could be added for phone users on all trains????

It's not just trains. In my local library you are allowed to use your mobile as long as you show consideration to others :eek: and are allowed to eat food as long as it's not hot. :eek::eek::eek:

i commute from manchester victoria to wigan and bradford,different days different routes-i hear people on their mobiles speaking loudly all the time,i once went from vic to blackpool-a women was on the phone for the duration of the journey[1 hour 27 mins],she must of rang 6 or 7 people telling how she was late from piccadilly due to the tram being delayed[nothing new there]when she got on the train at victoria she told the same story to all of her friends-i felt like telling her to shut up..then you have the kids playing music on the mobile,i pod or whatever they are called..then again i feel like saying something,,but,back in the day i was playing music from my ghetto blaster for all to hear-so i tolerate it,ive been there and done it,people using the train as a mobile office,papers all over the table,cases on seats etc,then i would certainly pipe up.

No problem. Take a look at >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz5MppfxOPU

Chris

Excellent link, and pity there was not more treatment of those inconsiderate travellers in this way. But there is simple technology which masks out mobile phone reception, and it should be installed in railway "quiet" carriages, and places like schools and churches. TOCs should not be encouraging these modern scourges, what did people do in the days before these "devices" were around? Waited until they got to their destination, or used a coin-phone on the way........annoying nobody.

You can get if you know where to find them mobile phone blockers.

They are illegal in the UK. They work when close to a mobile and cut the signal. They look like a mobile phone so no one would suspect you.

I entirely agree with the sentiments expressed and love the link.

Now I have what my friends call the "Old Gits" railcard I try to book first class on my long distance journeys which, if you can plan well ahead, is not that more expensive.

Not many problems like that in this part of the train.

IF! Only I could. Good laugh though!:D:D:D

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I don't know which trains you travelled on, but when I was working and I travelled First as part of my job there were just as many idiots there, as well as drunk "businessmen" going home after work!

Well I have been lucky - definitely no screaming kids. I can only get seats on the off peak trains at midday or early afternoon so perhaps that's why.

After smoking I recon loud mobile phone talking is pollution I can do without.

£5 on my ASDA sim card lasts me ages.

Only used for finding the wife while out shopping.

mobielRealizing I was a bit over the top in my first add to this thread I want to be more realisistic. A contributor has mentioned smoking. Could not mobiles be treated similarly with special carriages for users and none users as it used to be with smoking. Suggest 50/50. Mobile users who just want to take a couple of mins to make travel arrangements are not really a problem. If there is technology to stop the mobile signal thats even better.

I did'nt realise that you could obtain a mobile phone blocker -- FANTASTIC,
Last summer i was on a train from Paris to Milan, a bloke on the train was on the phone for 2x hours ( i don't know how) it was also in Chinese which no one was able to understand, so we never knew what it was about!

Go to Google and do a search on "purchase mobile phone jammer" and take your choice.

Mobile phone users and unruly kids on trains.
 

Kill them!!!

Last week I flew from Palama back to the East Midlands without so much of row.
No phones ringing, plenty of kids yelling.
In my view mobile phones should be like flying, switched off till you get off the train.
For safety only the Guard and Driver should be able to use mobiles in connection with the duties they carry out.
When I was a guard all we had to put up with was DAY ROVERS charging about.
One of the biggest leap forwards for traincrew was the issuing of company mobiles, which you could contact any railway phone in the UK

Trouble is "The wife" can find you :eek::D

I can still hear the Day Rovers running under subway at Huddersfield, but 2 on the buzzer left these little people on the platform.

I travelled the trains in Bavaria a couple of years ago. Phones are not allowed at all and everyone seems to follow the ruling.

Some hope here. Perhaps they would shoot you there?!!!

Seen this before, and always a laugh.

Train departs and Pete calls his wife to tell her he is on the train home, then chats some more.

A young lady in the same compartment, getting fed-up with his chatter and so call's out "Come on Pete, put that bloody phone down and come back to bed?"

Oops!