Woman obstructs train doors

Kiko4564 · 1 February 2020 at 7:38PM

A few weeks ago, I got off a train at Wymondham, and started walking towards the station exit, at which point I noticed a chavette running down the footbridge, whilst her partner with what appeared to be a special pushchair (for a disabled child) was stood on the top of the footbridge. I did not notice this at the time, but I did later notice this. I told the chavette to jump on, at which point she mentioned something about a disabled child. I assumed that the disabled child was ALREADY on the train, at which point I went down the footbridge, and tried to get the attention of the train driver, at which point he exited the cab and talked to her. An off duty cleaner then told me to "come on" i.e. just carry on walking out of the station, and leave the driver to it. At which point, the driver presumably told her to just get her disabled child on to the train, and get on without further dilly dallying. So in spite of the fact that neither the child, nor her partner were on the platform, she then tried to do just that. At which point, as the train was already made late by the chavette's antics the driver decided to just close the doors, and depart the station, and then he did. She then retorted with a loud "**** YOU THEN!", and I then left the station, prior to walking home. Who was in the right? I think that the driver was 100% in the right because if she didn't have time to get her disabled child onto the train without delaying it, then she should have 1) booked a taxi to Attleborough station, crossed the line, and then got it from the station car park 2) booked assistance or 3) just got the special pushchair, herself, and her partner down the footbridge, and jumped onto the next available Ely bound train, or 4) just crossed the line onto the other platform, and then jumped onto the next available Norwich bound train from there, or 5) just turned up on time in the first place, as having a disabled child is not an excuse for tardiness.

Chino · 1 February 2020 at 7:45PM

Kiko4564 wrote: »

Who was in the right?

I've no idea because I couldn't be bothered to read to the end of your post and make some arbitrary moral decision, but it amuses me that travelling by rail for you is never simply a case of purchasing a ticket, boarding a train at the start of your journey and disembarking at the end.

Kiko4564 · 1 February 2020 at 7:47PM

How about I shorten it? The chavette stood in the way of train doors, thereby preventing them from closing and obstructing the entire train because her disabled child was not on the platform on time for them to board. She then walked away to get the disabled child down the footbridge, by which time the driver decided that enough was enough, and just departed Wymondham without waiting for her, thereby effectively refusing her travel. Seems fair enough to me. :rotfl: