commuting the stress that doesn't pay.

barbiedoll

Oh yes, everyone will be fighting to sit next to me....a damp, bedraggled, scruffy middle-aged hag wearing wonky glasses and snoring/drooling while curled up next to the window.

2adpr

I was thinking it would be implemented on trains longer journeys primarily and would be used on the journey home when everyone is awake.

I think you can pay for tickets in advance on smart phones or online now. Arriva have an app to get an electronic ticket now. So when you pay for your ticket you can see who else is on the same trip.Maybe you could get some quick financial advise from an on board financial adviser, or gain some other knowledge or skill of someone else.

pinkteapot

No-one talks to each other on commuter trains so not much point being sat next to someone with similar interests to you.

Train seats are narrow though, so if there was a way that I could choose to only sit next to skinny people I'd be happy. Hate it when tubbies wedge themselves into the middle seat of three then I end up falling out of my seat into the aisle.

Mrs_Arcanum

Used to have a job with problems parking and an hour commute. So I swapped to the bus which meant two buses and an hour & a half commute but at least I didn't have to worry about parking & I could read a book.
Now I have a very pleasant 15 minute walk.

Tomby1

I used to commute into London from Chelmsford. Commuters in and around London rarely speak to each other. If ever. The likelihood of getting people to choose who they sit by won't work - the only reason any would use it would be to get the nearest seat to the door. Plus, there would be at least daily scuffles due to useless seat allocation by the train companies.

I now commute one day a week into North London, by car and spend the entire time merrily singing along to terrible music.

RoxRoxBling

pinkteapot wrote: »

Train seats are narrow though, so if there was a way that I could choose to only sit next to skinny people I'd be happy. Hate it when tubbies wedge themselves into the middle seat of three then I end up falling out of my seat into the aisle.

LMAO :rotfl: R that got me cracking up!

I'm all for knowing when the person sat next to you has last brought deodrant and there BMI

Hadrian

I, when the kids were young, worked a long way from home, sometimes away for a week. It saddens me to think of what I missed as they were growing up. Moral? I wished I had the nouse to resign and go 'sweeping the streets'.

2adpr

Alright thanks so far for the feedback. You highlighted a number of flaws in the project. The main one that has become clear is no one really wants to talk to other people on public transport.

My project has taken a bit of jump from getting people to talk to each other to getting people to not talk to each other.

A fifth of Uk public libraries are threatened with closure. One objective to prolong the life of the fantastic public libraries is to merge functions and share services you can now find hospitals and pubs with public libraries in now.

Its clear that travelling on the train is a great opportunity to do some reading. I looking at designing a product system to bring a bit of a public library to commuters.

A few of the ideas. Any more feedback would be greatly appreciated.

1. book vending machines
2. Librarians with trolleys of books like the food carts.
3. A library carriage, which is quiet and has book shelves. You can read books on the journey and then drop it back.
4. A Market stool style library at the train station you can borrow books at one station and drop it of at another one.

What do you think?

Bongedone

"workers around the UK are spending a total of 1.8 million hours commuting every day, the equivalent of £266m worth of working time."

How is it working time? I would be still in bed if commuting took less time. You certainly wouldn't catch me going in earlier if it took less time.

marlot

2adpr wrote: »

1. book vending machines
2. Librarians with trolleys of books like the food carts.
3. A library carriage, which is quiet and has book shelves. You can read books on the journey and then drop it back.
4. A Market stool style library at the train station you can borrow books at one station and drop it of at another one.

Books are close to obsolete. Most people I see reading on the train are using a kindle or an ipad.