The trains heaters were on for the first time since last winter this morning. This is great and most welcome in the cold depths of winter but its still autumn.
I, like most commuters, have to walk to the station and I dress appropriatly for that journey. So why is the heat on on the trains - no one needs it.
When pasengers are still turning up to the station without coats its a pretty good sign that its not yet cold enough to put the heaters on. Now that they are on I suspect we will see a rise in passengers being ill as the heated train provides a great incubation tank for all sorts of nasty germs. Influenza will be on the increase soon.
- With carriges more packed than ever do we actually need heating on trains?
- So why are the heaters on?
- Who decides when exactly the heaters go on and under what conditions?
- Is it in the drivers control to turn them down or off?
Comments (1)
Hi Simon,
No matter how faint or uncomfortable the blokes on the train are due to the heaters, there will always, always be women who are still cold even though they are probably wearing polar-ice-cap standard scarves & coats. No doubt female management policy. But no, I agree, I cannot understand it either, especially with a hangover. I work with a girl who is unbelievably difficult to the point of being pathetic with regard to the temperature in the office - mid-summer, windows closed, air-con off, radiator on. She's not the only one !!!
Posted by Greg Wright | October 14, 2004 11:43 AM
Posted on October 14, 2004 11:43