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To have got off the train and reported this?

32 replies

nutcrackerneepsntinseltatties · 21/12/2010 17:09

Yesterday I was on the train with DH and DS three. I was sitting down as I am 35 weeks pregnant and DH was standing by the doors where there was space for the buggy.

A couple with two large bags came into our carriage. The husband watched the wife place the bags on the rack at the end of our carriage then indicated to her to move away with him. They then went through to the other carriage and I am guessing to the end of the train as we couldn't see them when we moved through. A few other people on the carriage had noticed this too and thought it was a bit odd, there were seats in our carriage so they didn't need to move else where to sit down and I know I would want to sit as near to my stuff as possible. 6 of us felt concerned enough to move through to the other carriage and as we were about to pull into a station 5 of us decided to get off. My Dh dashed back to report it to the ticket man who just ignored him and kept checking tickets.

Once off the train we reported it to the staff there and were made to feel really stupid. I feel kind of cross because even if we were over reacting (and luckily we were totally wrong!) surely there must be some kind of procedure to follow in these situations? Or am I in some kind of pregnancy madness here?

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Ephiny · 21/12/2010 18:05

That is a bit odd, I agree.

coastgirl · 21/12/2010 18:11

We were in Birmingham a few weeks ago and we were in the middle of a big square when we saw a small wheeled suitcase just sitting there with nobody anywhere near it. I looked all around and couldn't see anyone who it might have belonged to and I was really considering calling 999 before a man sprinted up to it and grabbed it. What on earth was he thinking? Even if he had to leave it somewhere, the middle of a square was a bonkers place.

strawberrycake · 21/12/2010 18:14

I remember on London Underground a similar case (very weird on there!), man dumped his bag on the carriage floor then walked down the train through the connecting doors. Told the guy at the next station who was announcing trains and h just rolled his eyes, picked it up and flung it towards the wall!

BaroqinAroundTheChristmasTree · 21/12/2010 18:17

I can't remember the last time I used a train and was able to see my luggage from my seat (and usually I manage to find a seat in the carriage). Although some trains have those really big luggage areas outside of a carriage with loads of space for loads of bags and no-one can see there bags in that.

tribpot · 21/12/2010 18:18

strawberry, not sure that's in the "Safe bomb disposal" handbook Shock

ivykaty44 · 21/12/2010 18:23

the gaurds you reported this left luggage to where the sytupid people and would look really fuck* stupid if people had said and then they had to explain why they ignored you Hmm

ivykaty44 · 21/12/2010 18:26

where you in Rome

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