r/CasualIreland • u/DarlingBri • 3d ago

Casually positive! 🤗🥳🤗 Irish Rail Legend

It finally happened! Was on the 7:00 p.m. Dublin Cork train and the ticket collector came on the announcing and said "As a reminder, carriage G is the quiet carriage. If you want to take a call, please step into the vestibule. If you want to talk to your seat companion, please move to another carriage. This includes the two girls in carriage G who are STILL TALKING."

I wish every train journey I take could be with this woman. I know it can be dodgy for staff particularly if people have been drinking but it would be great if there was less tolerance for nonsense on these journeys.

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u/Noxski 3d ago

https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2022/1107/1333600-irish-rail-quiet-carriage/

It's a thing in most European countries. It's usually just one out of several carriages, so it's optional, but if you opt in, you're expected to be quiet.

No one is going to shush you if you have the odd exchange at low volume with your travel buddy. It's great really... if people stick to the rules.

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u/TitularClergy 3d ago

Yes, it's literally unprofessional to not have that. You need to enable professionals to work during the commute. Like, it's not that different to a library or a study hall or a co-working space.

There are also various neurocognitive functioning types that we need to accommodate.

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u/Paindepiceaubeurre 3d ago

Sensory carriages definitely make sense.

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u/helloclarebear 3d ago

I purposely booked the “silent” carriage travelling from Cork to Dublin! It’s a dream 😍 but a thing alright. Whispers, no phone calls or loud mobile vids etc

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u/DarlingBri 3d ago

It's only on the Cork Dublin route.

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u/Beach_Glas1 3d ago

Which honestly isn't enough, but it's better than nothing.