Re: Time to wake up Steamrail Board Ban Alcohol On Your Tours

[petanREMOVE@ion.com.au (PETer and susAN)]

On Fri, 7 May 1999 21:09:02 +1000, "David Proctor"
<daproc@spam_this.umpires.com> wrote:

>
>David wrote in message <01be9878$4bed6860$0eb337d2@pentium>...
>>It is time to wake up Steamrail Board
>>For a long time now, a rail tour has just been a occasion for chain
>>drinking.
>>I now speak for us rail fans who are not drinkers and who can see people
>>walking away from tours with the intention of never coming back with the
>>images of a steam train full of drunk people so I  call for Alcohol bans on
>>all Steamrail or any Vintage train for that matter.
>>No longer should we have to put up with drunk people walking the corridors,
>>yelling obscenities throughout the carriage.
>>Has anyone thought that these people could be a hazard not only to the
>>safety record of Steamrail but the personal safety of those aboard the
>>train.
>>It has gone on too long and its time it ends.
>>It should not be allowed.
>>
>>Anyone agree?
>
>No.
>
>DaveP
>
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David P,

I agree with you. After many years of railfan trips in many parts of
Australia, I rarely see boozed passengers. I frequently see many
people having a relaxing drink of beer or wine or even spirits but
normally they behave themselves.These booze drinkers are also usually
very good company.

I personally have travelled on trips where booze is banned and seen
some passengers having a quiet drink of wine. I also have seen the
organisers observe this. Since the drinkers were in a quiet group,
well mannered and well behaved, nothing was done as they were not
offending anyone.

If you want to find boozers try the normal services such as
Countrylink XPT. The yobbos there have coke bottles with rum added
before they board the train.

Cheers
Peter Cokley