Billy Jean King Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 The media reports about Mhairi Black drinking on the train back from the Thistle game at Ayr on Friday say that the ban on drinking on trains was extended for 18 months from 1 April when the Scot Govt took over the Scotrail franchise. Is this right ? We had bought a few cans for the train back from Perth on Saturday and at the ticket barriers a policeman said we had to have it concealed in a bag within the station (wee Scotrail boy gave us a polly bag out his office, a good egg) but we COULD drink it on the train. We did just that (as did 75% of the rest of the passengers) with zero mention of any ban by two different Scotrail staff members working on board. Very odd !ETA I suspect the "ban" MB was in breach of was the old pre pandemic restrictions between 9pm and 8am as those were the rules before the "temporary " ban was brought in. It could be we have returned to those rules rather than the blanket ban being extended. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 11 minutes ago, Billy Jean King said: The media reports about Mhairi Black drinking on the train back from the Thistle game at Ayr on Friday say that the ban on drinking on trains was extended for 18 months from 1 April when the Scot Govt took over the Scotrail franchise. Is this right ? We had bought a few cans for the train back from Perth on Saturday and at the ticket barriers a policeman said we had to have it concealed in a bag within the station (wee Scotrail boy gave us a polly bag out his office, a good egg) but we COULD drink it on the train. We did just that (as did 75% of the rest of the passengers) with zero mention of any ban by two different Scotrail staff members working on board. Very odd ! ETA I suspect the "ban" MB was in breach of was the old pre pandemic restrictions between 9pm and 8am as those were the rules before the "temporary " ban was brought in. It could be we have returned to those rules rather than the blanket ban being extended. Had a couple of cans for my journey on Saturday and plenty folk had bevy aswell so the usual rules would apply...don't be an arsehole then it's fine 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajwffc Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 12 minutes ago, Billy Jean King said: The media reports about Mhairi Black drinking on the train back from the Thistle game at Ayr on Friday say that the ban on drinking on trains was extended for 18 months from 1 April when the Scot Govt took over the Scotrail franchise. Is this right ? We had bought a few cans for the train back from Perth on Saturday and at the ticket barriers a policeman said we had to have it concealed in a bag within the station (wee Scotrail boy gave us a polly bag out his office, a good egg) but we COULD drink it on the train. We did just that (as did 75% of the rest of the passengers) with zero mention of any ban by two different Scotrail staff members working on board. Very odd ! ETA I suspect the "ban" MB was in breach of was the old pre pandemic restrictions between 9pm and 8am as those were the rules before the "temporary " ban was brought in. It could be we have returned to those rules rather than the blanket ban being extended. it is still the full ban https://www.scotrail.co.uk/about-scotrail/our-rules-travel/alcohol-ban 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Jean King Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 it is still the full ban https://www.scotrail.co.uk/about-scotrail/our-rules-travel/alcohol-banMmmm that article still mentions mask wearing and social distancing neither of which still apply. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 I had a couple of cans on the way to Bathgate. I think the hen party going to Edinburgh distracted the staff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Mmmm that article still mentions mask wearing and social distancing neither of which still apply.There's still a total alcohol ban on Scotrail services. Not that folk bother to adhere to it. Black should appear in the Calling Cards of a Moron thread though. What did she expect would happen if she was snapped? -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Seems like the Scotrail staff aren’t enforcing it at all, people were openly drinking on our train at the weekend and conductors walked on by saying nothing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherchance Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Must have used Scotrail most weekends this season, drinking on almost every journey and an overly officious conductor has said something maybe once or twice in total. The 18 months thing is bad wording, if it’s the same as what I read earlier. The ban has been on the go for 18 months and it’s continued (or “extended”) into ScotGov ownership. Even if they keep the ban, it’s not really an issue in reality. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyAnchor Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Sergeant Wilson said: I had a couple of cans on the way to Bathgate. I think the hen party going to Edinburgh distracted the staff. Chebs oot? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clown Job Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 The ban is just ridiculous Its also unfair to expect staff to enforce it, especially when the staff is usually just a single conductor themselves on the train 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 Must have used Scotrail most weekends this season, drinking on almost every journey and an overly officious conductor has said something maybe once or twice in total. The 18 months thing is bad wording, if it’s the same as what I read earlier. The ban has been on the go for 18 months and it’s continued (or “extended”) into ScotGov ownership. Even if they keep the ban, it’s not really an issue in reality.It is an issue in reality, because like many other laws of this nature it ends up being enforced on the whim of the sort of officious conductors (or police officers) you describe, and leads to a very obvious unfairness. Given the history of this country, you can quite imagine it being used to target the working class and minorities. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 19 hours ago, BillyAnchor said: Chebs oot? No-one wants to see Wilson's chebs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clown Job Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 What’s wrong with today or tomorrow? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 The service is now run by a Government that last year allowed pubs to open on the condition they didn't serve alcohol. They're hardly going to allow it again on the trains, are they? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strichener Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 (edited) With the speed on train services in this country, you can go onto a train sober and leave as an alcoholic with cirrhosis of the liver Edited May 4, 2022 by strichener 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FFCinthearea Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 Now that Scotrail is now run my the SNP i'll be surprised if you can ever drink alcohol legally on a train again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Nationalisation going well so far, it seems. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eez-eh Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Because stuff like that never happened under private ownership, of course. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP_MFC Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 That was a nice 4 months or something of trains 7 days a week. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 49 minutes ago, MP_MFC said: That was a nice 4 months or something of trains 7 days a week. I thought I clocked a board about Sunday strikes last weekend, but assumed it was maybe left over from last time round. Doubt the drivers will get much public support tbh. Unlike the conductors etc who were striking last time round, they are very well paid in the grand scheme of things. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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