| Potential rail strike over lack of toilets Posted by TaplowGreen at 12:03, 29th July 2026 |     |
Here we go again (or perhaps don't go, subject to facilities)
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/28/train-drivers-consider-strike-action-lack-of-toilets
| Re: Potential rail strike over lack of toilets Posted by ChrisB at 12:10, 29th July 2026 | |
They don't want to sit on train loos basically. elitist clap-trap....
| Re: Potential rail strike over lack of toilets Posted by Mark A at 12:34, 29th July 2026 | |
There's also concern for provision for bus drivers, something I'd wondered about with services to Bath: even before the current road works, several services did not include the bus station, and with Manvers Street closed, most/all Faresaver services are turning round short too. Happy to hear more how the employer handles/doesn't handle this, especially given the weather. Warm work environments combined with restricting fluid intake has implications for health, both short and long term.
Mark
| Re: Potential rail strike over lack of toilets Posted by Mark A at 12:39, 29th July 2026 | |
A bit away from the coffee shop area: I *think* this is the last known sighting of the provision for personal needs breaks for staff at a rather obscure railway junction on the line from... somewhere to who knows where. Google streetview link.
Mark
https://maps.app.goo.gl/tpFZjTRqJnagqttK6
| Re: Potential rail strike over lack of toilets Posted by TaplowGreen at 15:16, 29th July 2026 | |
They don't want to sit on train loos basically. elitist clap-trap....
Sort of occurred to me - can they not use the loos on the train when they stop at a station, or indeed the loos at a station itself?
I also feel for bus drivers though, a different set of circumstances altogether without either of those options, I think it's one of the most undervalued and underpaid jobs there is, especially when compared to train drivers.
| Re: Potential rail strike over lack of toilets Posted by Mark A at 19:10, 29th July 2026 | |
**SNIP**
Sort of occurred to me - can they not use the loos on the train when they stop at a station, or indeed the loos at a station itself?
*SNIP**
Sort of occurred to me - can they not use the loos on the train when they stop at a station, or indeed the loos at a station itself?
*SNIP**
The issue with that could be if there's pressure on time. Sods law leans towards the train loo turning out to be the UK's most occupied toilet / is out of order / the type of train is provided with only one loo etc.
Mark
