Eurostar train evacuated

[TheExmoorBeast]

It seems that Eurostars woes continue:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/8593831.stm

 

[Broken Viking]

Probabally caused by someone trying to have a sneaky fag in the bogs, if my reading of the BBC report is anything to go on... :roll:

It's interesting though how there seems to be very little provision made for providing usable alternatives to smoking.
As a smoker myself, I often have to go for long periods without a cigarette whenever flying or going by train, and nicotine patches/gum doesn't seem to work that well for me when I've tried them.

When I was flying with Easyjet to/from Finland, they were selling smoke/fireless "cigarettes" from the on-board trolley which are used in the normal way, except they're not lit. I tried one of the ones from a pack bought by another passenger, and it worked very well as a substitute for smoking...And given that they're legal on aircraft and even the Underground, I'm very surprised that it's only Easyjet who appear to sell them on their services! hock:

 

[devon_metro]

It seems that Eurostars woes continue:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/8593831.stm

More like the medias obsession with the slightest problem on E* continuing...

 

[LucaZone]

Did anybody read about some incident where a power car 'detached' from a Eurostar somewhere around Ashford?

Apparently it was shunted into one of the freight loops on HS1 and then later picked up by another Eurostar.

I seem unable to find anything about the incident.

LZ

 

[mumrar]

It's interesting though how there seems to be very little provision made for providing usable alternatives to smoking.
As a smoker myself, I often have to go for long periods without a cigarette whenever flying or going by train, and nicotine patches/gum doesn't seem to work that well for me when I've tried them.

Well should they also provide methadone for those addicted to cocaine (as that's also a legal substance)? Or maybe an area where they can all 'shoot up' on long hauls. Perhaps airlines operating to Thailand could have small children on hand for fat, balding paedos (extreme example)? At the end of the day, if you don't feel able to fly without a substitute, then you should supply yourself with whatever required.

 

[royaloak]

At the end of the day, if you don't feel able to fly without a substitute, then you should supply yourself with whatever required.

[sarcastic mode]

What a silly idea mumrar, after all it is the airlines fault that people are addicted isnt it, some people want everything handed to them on a plate and cant/ wont sort things for themselves.

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[Broken Viking]

Well should they also provide methadone for those addicted to cocaine (as that's also a legal substance)? Or maybe an area where they can all 'shoot up' on long hauls. At the end of the day, if you don't feel able to fly without a substitute, then you should supply yourself with whatever required.

I didn't mean to imply that railways/airlines (Or whatever) should provide such things to passengers, merely that making them available to purchase wouldn't be a bad idea in my book.

Obviously: If I'm taking a long smokefree journey, I'll make my own preparations to make the journey easier - Such as packing a bag of penuts or sunflower seeds, or scheduling a smoke break at an intermediate station.
However, I can't see it being a problem for such "smokeless" cigarettes to be offered on board the trolley or at the buffet...And if the usual price mark-up was applied (Easyjet were selling their ones at about £5.00 for a pack of ten = 50p each) it would give an fringe revenue stream for the TOC in question, which over time might lead to lower fare increases!

Mind ye: Since travelling on Finnish trains - Which have the same smokefree rules as our own, but provide a small isolated/ventilated compartment for smokers - I have wondered why the same feature couldn't be added to our own trains used on longer distance services. That said though, the responses above suggest that I'm probabally the only smoker on this forum...

 

[Greenback]

No, I am one as well! But the smoking ban has helped me to cut down, and I now no longer have such a strong urge to smoke as soon as I have a beer either!

Personally, though, I don't think there'd be much demand for such substitutes, certainly not worth them carrying it if it;s at the expense of soemthing else that may be more in demand.

 

[Broken Viking]

Good point, good point.

Though this all stems from my assumption in post #2 that a possible (If not likely) reason for the mysterious smoke on the Eurostar may have been caused by someone trying to have a sneaky fag in the bogs and hoping that (s)he would get away with it. :roll:

Hence why I think that a few packs of smokeless in each buffet wouldn't be a bad idea, in principle. Now I'm well known for being a "frugal" (Read as "Stingy") so-and-so myself, but I'd much sooner spend an extra £5.00 on a pack of smokefrees than risk bringing the whole train to a halt! hock:
That said though, I wouldn't ever allow myself to break the no smoking rule no matter how badly I wanted a fag. Sadly though, a lot of people out there aren't nearly as considerate of the necessity of the smoking ban in many places... ad:

 

[Greenback]

I liked what they said on Amtrak when I was there some years ago - 'We have a no smoking policy in operation. If you wish to smoke, you may only do so in the smoking car. If you smoke anywhere else, you will be put off the train, which may not necessarily stop.'

One of the regular travellers said that of course the train would stop, but they had seen plenty of people dropped off in the middle of nowhere, not even in a station!

Maybe it's an exaggeration, but I bet they don't have many transgressions!