Re: Countrylink Alcohol Problems

[ROBERT SCHROEDER <bobschroeder@optushome.com.au>]

Exactly! If full strength was sold on north coast trains the police
would be called at Broadmeadow or maybe even Gosford and then neither
crew or passengers would have to put up with the yobbo's behaviour for
an additional couple of hours.




On Thu, 13 Jul 2000 16:14:27 +1000, "Glen O'Riley"
<glen.oriley@DESPAMlinx.iwarp.com> wrote:

>I lived in Taree till a month ago and at least once a week heard police
>getting called to the station  on my scanner.
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>ROBERT SCHROEDER <bobschroeder@optushome.com.au> wrote in message
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>> Non-alcohol carriages no longer exist on Countrylink XPT's (never did
>> on Xpl's).
>> Most problems with alcohol are caused by people joining train already
>> tanked up and it then only takes a few more drinks for them to become
>> a problem.
>> Better to get rid of them early in the journey when it is easy to get
>> police. After Maitland difficult to get any prior to Taree. Therefore
>> better to have full strength beer as they take longer on light.
>> Why should 99% of passengers be brought down to the lowest common
>> denominator because of a few yobbos?
>> Better to train staff to deal with alcohol problems and treat the
>> majority as the decent people that they are.