are you allowed to drink on national rail.

"andy" · 16 May 2011 at 10:03

FTM said:
always a mystery to me...are people incapable of going somewhere without needing a drink...can they not wait a couple of hours and have a beer when they get to their destination?

why wait when you can drink there and then ? believe it or not some people actually enjoy having a drink

Skidder · 16 May 2011 at 10:05

Diddums. Drinking on trains should be compulsory.

Pate · 16 May 2011 at 10:42

Nothing wrong with the occasional drink, I cause no harm or aggravation.

Even with some mates and being a bit louder there is NEVER any maliciousness etc.

Cosimo · 16 May 2011 at 10:44

Tefal said:
You need to be drunk to get though the horror of the British public transport system

You won't get on it if you are.

Garonazz · 16 May 2011 at 10:45

simulatorman said:
The only good thing is getting to your destination.

+1

I don't see why some people would want to drink on a train. If you're in a desperate need for a beer / w/e, wait till you get to your destination / home and drink there.

trigger-happy · 16 May 2011 at 10:46

I ****ed my pooped myself on a chair, so I see no reason not to.

Ahleckz · 16 May 2011 at 11:07

Pretty much always drink on the train, nothing wrong with it at all.
Been sitting at a table before, and had 2 blokes sit beside me with a crate of beer. They offered me and we then went on to have a great journey, just gassing away and boozing. Far better than sitting in silence exchanging awkward glances with other travellers.

markk · 16 May 2011 at 11:07

Garonazz said:
+1

I don't see why some people would want to drink on a train. If you're in a desperate need for a beer / w/e, wait till you get to your destination / home and drink there.

I don't see why you would have to wait to get to your destination when you can drink perfectly legally on the train.

Just because you want to do one thing does not mean everyone should

Pate · 16 May 2011 at 11:09

Ahleckz said:
Pretty much always drink on the train, nothing wrong with it at all.
Been sitting at a table before, and had 2 blokes sit beside me with a crate of beer. They offered me and we then went on to have a great journey, just gassing away and boozing. Far better than sitting in silence exchanging awkward glances with other travellers.

This.

The world would be such a better place if people talked more openly with people. Think of the variety!

Pestilence · 16 May 2011 at 11:12

Also remember that not everyone having a drink on the train will act disruptively. On the way to film festivals etc. I've had a few tinnies with a mate and just chatted. Nothing disruptive about it at all.

TheCenturion · 16 May 2011 at 13:02

I didn't have a problem with them drinking. But the fact that they were very loud, using foul language etc, which was probably brought about by their drinking. Also they did annoy me directly. One woman, who was more smashed than the rest, came over to stand near me. Long story short she spilled some drink on my biology text book

at which point I asked her to move away from me. I don't even think she realised that she had spilled her drink.

Morte · 16 May 2011 at 13:14

TheCenturion said:
One woman, who was more smashed than the rest, came over to stand near me. Long story short she spilled some drink on my biology text book at which point I asked her to move away from me. I don't even think she realised that she had spilled her drink.

Dude, that was a come-on :cool:

tombrr · 16 May 2011 at 13:17

I think you are allowed.

But I dont know where I heard/saw this but, I'm pretty sure your not allowed to have bottles, has to be cans iirc

nydryl · 16 May 2011 at 13:25

Drinking on trains is great fun. Had a brilliant conversationg with a couple from Abroath that were on their way to Glasgow then Stranraer to get the ferry to Ireland. They had met each other a few weeks before, he had hit her son, she liked him for that so they started shagging. Her mum warned her not to get bombed, shot, or stolen by gypsies when in Ireland as apparantly she always had 'a bit of gypsy about her' when she was a child. The women had never been south of Dundee in her life and was shaking with fear about going to the murdering junkie filled Glasgow. She also liked announcing when and what she was going to the toilet for. All in all the funniest train journey I've ever had, and it was all because you're allowed to drink.

OriginalJonty · 16 May 2011 at 13:32

I've drunk on a train when on the way to a music festival.

Robi · 16 May 2011 at 13:44

I can't believe some of the stuff people post on here.

Have you ever left your parents basement before?

I guess not.

The Dread Pirate · 16 May 2011 at 13:45

I reckon so long as your not driving the thing it should be ok...

Deadbeat · 16 May 2011 at 14:00

Garonazz said:
I don't see why some people would want to drink on a train. If you're in a desperate need for a beer / w/e, wait till you get to your destination / home and drink there.

Genuine lol, rolleyes smiley incoming...

When I go out for a night in London, generally we start drinking at whoever's house we're congregating at. We drink while we're getting ready, and we take walking booze with us for the journey. We drink on the bus/train/walk, and we drink when we get there. It's not like we're gagging for a beer and the half-hour journey would ruin our night if we had to face it sober (or at least no more drunk than when we set out), it's just the way we've always done things. Hanging around in a group on the bus/train and passing booze back & forth is a party microcosm, part & parcel of the social event that's brought us all out in the first place, yet for some reason you (and a few others in this thread) seem to be suggesting that because people drink continuously on such a night that said people are somehow degenerate and shouldn't be allowed to do it. Why should our fun be compromised to make your lonely journey home slightly less depressing?

And, as promised.... :rolleyes:

meghatronic · 16 May 2011 at 14:34

Yes - unless it's banned on particular services/days (as per Railway byelaws.)

TheCenturion · 16 May 2011 at 22:14

Robi said:
I can't believe some of the stuff people post on here.

Have you ever left your parents basement before?

I guess not.

I assume this post was aimed at me? If so, I'm 17 and no, I've never left my parent's basement.

I've seen people drinking on the train a few times before. It's just that they've never been loud, foul mouthed, and generally unpleasant to be around.