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Stuart · 19-09-2010, 16:29

The Southern Railway Company has commissioned new trains on the Portsmouth to Brighton line that have no onboard toilets.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11358844

They say this is because the carriages are designed to maximise space available to passengers, but, tbh, I suspect a lot of passengers (particularly the Elderly, those with kids or the disabled) would prefer the toilets back.

The journey is 1.5 hours. I personally think that *any* company selling journeys likely to be that long should be required to provided adequate toilet facilities.

19-09-2010, 16:29	#1
Stuart - Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Somewhere Services: Virgin for TV and Internet, BT for phone Posts: 26,546	Train company to axe toilets. The Southern Railway Company has commissioned new trains on the Portsmouth to Brighton line that have no onboard toilets. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11358844 They say this is because the carriages are designed to maximise space available to passengers, but, tbh, I suspect a lot of passengers (particularly the Elderly, those with kids or the disabled) would prefer the toilets back. The journey is 1.5 hours. I personally think that any company selling journeys likely to be that long should be required to provided adequate toilet facilities.