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The only use of public transport at the moment is for essential travel and then where there is no alternative available, if it was in preparation for leisure travel there would be no need to impose it now. A far moor sensable approach would be to monitor the situation then if needed put it in...

Agree totally. As far as I am aware there has not been a major problem with numbers of passengers except on LUL and a few comutor roots. Before lockdown there was not issues on IC type services after the work at home and avoid non essential travel advisory was given. A far beter way would be...

You state, reasonably enough, that you avoid XC. I take it by that you do not have a great deal of experience of travelling with them since this last minute reservation system was introduced? I do not reserve seats, generally as due to the nature of my travel all being last minute. Getting on a...

Or in your example a nurse who has been called in because of a staff shortage or stayed on late because of an emergency.

If the majority did pack themselves into the front 4 they only have themselves to blame if they pick up the virus. Even if your obsession of compulsory reservations were to come in it would not stop the passengers choosing to sit wherever they want to so would achieve very little. No guard in...

Brilliant idea stop TfL services and stop the essential workers getting to work

Do you not think that the industry has not been looking at ensuring enough accommodation is available to allow social distancing? There are very good reasons why staff need to go to mess rooms i.e. toilets, water. In most cases the train they work after their brake is not the one they work in...

All generally sensible ideas some have been implemented already, with the limits of individual locations. Your suitcase rule cannot be enforced as there will be a few still arriving home after being stranded abroad and VV. Disabled ramp/assistance is difficult to social distance.

All her trips in the past have involved social distancing as a coach has been reserved for her and a few aides.

The majority is work related but as discussed elsewhere things such as hospital appointments and even shopping or banking can be.

Appology if unclear, my comment about maintaining the right of way refered to not building anything i.e. roads, houses, on the track bed rather than physical maintanence.

The big mistake was not maintaining the right of way. The universities line (East West Rail) is a classic example of where this would have bennefitted the reopening of a line.

Yes a breach of trust but the suspension is for 6 months not complete removal from the register. Had it been considered a serious enough criminal offence he surely would have been removed permanantly, the 6 months suspension must be for the non declaration of the offence. The 6 months to a...

He has been suspended for 6 months, surely after that he is able to be employed again. Only a very prudish employer or customer would object even though 28 is a bit old for student pranks.

Also if they end up waiting hours to get home having missed their booked ticket train because of running late themself and come in late the next day because of fatigue.

Any flow where there is a commuter flow there is a problem. You have never explained how compulsory reservations will be enforced on intercity trains let alone local services. yes you can put numbers on seats but how do you control the actual people boarding the trains where there are not...

Point taken, had there been a queue outside I would have just counted it as my daily walk and gone shopping at home.

Agree with all your points. There are a few who without cars do a local train journey for essential shopping. I would suggest there are plenty of examples where smaller places have retained a station but do not have any larger supermarkets and of course how many have a post office or bank...

If you read what I wrote I did not say key workers should not recieve priority only that the special times were not needed. My concern is the few who take the P##s using keyworker status to their advantage. I could use my status to jump queues but have not been in the position that I was that...

Key workers times I can agree with, providing the privilege of jumping the queue facility it kept in place. My only issue is that some who are on a day off rather than between shifts may abuse it or as happened this week with a NHS worker who with 3 people waiting for trolley handles to be...