Re: Drunks on trains - prompted by XPT - First or Economy?

["deano" <dsma@pigpond.com>]

Surprised they stopped at Wagga for him, I've seen them stop at Shepherd's
Siding. (Now try and hail a cab there!!)
Drunk said "but you don't stop here" the guard said "well we do today, just
for you" as he hoiked him out the door.
Good to see some staff will still put the good of others ahead of one who
wants to be a pain. Same guard had a
bloke in one door and out the other at Wagga the other week. The bloke came
down the aisle swearing his head
off looking for his seat, the guard just lead him gently on by saying "come
with me and I'll show you where to go"
got to the forward door and heaved him out to the waiting C & B  security
guard who wait while the train boards.

stephen <stephen@turboweb.splat.spam.net.au> wrote in message
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> The discussion re putting drunks off North Coast XPT reminds me of a
> trip my mother, sister and I made from Melbourne to Wagga when I was a
> child (in "Change at Albury" days).
>
> Soon after leaving Albury it was discovered that we had been booked on
> the wrong division of the train - we were on the one that did not stop
> at Wagga, next stop was Junee around 1.00 am or so!
>
> However a drunk started to give the train crew a really hard time
> about then too. The result was that the train was stopped at Wagga
> while they bundled the drunk out one door - and us out another!
>
> Transport from the station was different - we went by taxi while the
> drunk went by "Police taxi". (Our respective destinations differed
> too!)
>
> Regards,
>
> Stephen