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All across the Great Western territory => Your rights and redress => Topic started by: grahame on April 15, 2017, 13:48:14



Title: Priority Seating
Post by: grahame on April 15, 2017, 13:48:14
Written for the TransWilts, where passenger numbers can be in excess of seats at certain times on any day of the week ...

Sometimes, the TransWilts train gets a little bit busy. And that means that some people may have to stand on peak trains - especially between Chippenham and Melksham (which takes all of 9 minutes!)

If you are well able to stand and see someone who's obviously not, please offer them your seat.  Even if you are in a regular seat, and especially if you are in a priority one.

But sometimes it's not obvious when someone cannot stand - and it's rather awkward for such people to ask for a seat;  if someone does ask you, please be considerate as it's pretty unlikely that they'll be asking out of cheeky selfishness.

Great Western can provide a priority seating card ( application form together with details at http://atrebatia.info/gwr_priority_seating.pdf ) . If someone shows you such a card and you're able to help them out with the seat you're in ... THANK YOU ;-).  It's probably difficult and embarrassing enough for them to have to ask in the first place.

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Comments prior to Facebook publication welcome.    Trying to appeal to people's good nature and not to preach ...


Title: Re: Priority Seating
Post by: TaplowGreen on April 15, 2017, 14:37:46
Maybe GWR could provide a "Baby on board" badge for pregnant women in the same way as TfL, they're very effective on the Tube.


Title: Re: Priority Seating
Post by: The Tall Controller on April 15, 2017, 15:30:16
I don't have a picture but we do have one  :)



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