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In the days of proper railways, like 1840, they would stop at a station so anyone who wanted to could "go."
On the North Midland at Wingfield and elsewhere, the lavvies were built under the engine house, with its water column, by which they could be flushed. Whishaw commented that "it was a much better arrangement than in common use on other main lines." However, he added "The doorways . . .. are in so exposed a situation as naturally to shock the female portion of travellers, who, while the trains are stopping, cannot fail to observe the constant bustle about these buildings".
Just a thought.
From my edit in Wikipedia
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