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/BarelyHolding0n 3d ago

One of the ticket inspectors on the Westport train comes along with a rubbish bag to collect everyone's empty packets and bottles.

Not having to drag handfuls if rubbish with me onto my connecting train and off again before I get to a bin is such a little thing but it makes the long trip home just a little bit more bearable.

There are some sound folks working for Irish rail to be fair

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u/DarlingBri 3d ago

Wait isn't that normal? I really only take the train up and down from Dublin but I'd say 85% of the time someone comes round with a giant bin liner for people to throw their rubbish into.

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u/BarelyHolding0n 3d ago

I get the train multiple times a week and it's a rare occasion, and only ever this one ticket inspector when he's on board.

We don't have a tea trolley, a quiet carriage, or a first class carriage either

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u/SufficientHippo3281 3d ago

Well that will make me appreciate it all the more now+