to be concerned at what happens when you flush the lavatory on a train

[GetOrfAKAMrsUsainBolt]

Where does it go?

They DON'T just flush raw sewage out a hole in the bottom of the train onto the tracks do they?

And if they DON'T why does it say 'don't flush when the train is in a station'. What would happen if you did?

Or is it like aeroplanes where they freeze the effluent into turd and piss ice cubes and then press the button and let them out into the ether where they vaporise (this may not be strictly true).

Does anyone know what happens to shit on trains?

But if you look on the tracks at a "through" station, there are often clumps of toilet roll.

I used to be a commuter (only stopped 4 years ago) - waiting for your train to come in on the platforms at Liverpool St was vile...the stench of shit and heaps of crap and toilet paper on the tracks.

It does seem better recently - so I think they must have come up with a better solution.

Trust wikipedia to have a page on the topic, what type of person did they decide to ask to that gem I wonder?

On some types of trains it goes on the track. On other types of trains it goes into a tank and is emptied at the end of the day.

wiki planes

yep, straight down.

in the olden days you could see the tracks tracking by below when looking down the loo as well. which is utterly hypnotising

piprabbit - you can relive the experience at my local station still and have the added bonus of watching seagulls picking about among it and then flying up to the station roof and ejecting/dropping it.

What I want to know is if you flush the toilet on a plane whilst you are sitting on the seat & it coincides with them dumping effluent over the sea, will your innards be sucked out & down the toilet.

Thanks for offer MoreBeta - sounds like a delightful stop on the tourist trail.

French sleeper trains still have the "hole straight down to the tracks" approach (or they used to last time I went on one). I'm with MousyMouse on the hypnotising (and it's probably the most rest you're going to get on an overnight French train).

I used to play on sewage pipes when I were a youngster (the used to pipe raw sewage into the sea and at low tide you could piss about on the pipes).

Fuck knows why we thought that was appealing.

It's impossible to have drop through loos on planes. The cabin is pressurized. So stop your imagination .

Some trains do and some don't. As a rule of thumb if it says 'Don't flush in station' then it does and if it doesn't then there is a lovely tank underneath the train. Have been told some lovely horror stories about having to couple/uncouple trains back in the day when it all dripped out

i read your post and started singing bucksfizz in my head

some trains will, some trains wont
some trains need alot of lovin' and
some trains dont....

gawd

Pretty sure they don't empty onto the tracks these days - it's a fancy portal thing.

X posted with charming

porta loo not porta

This thread reminds me of the amazing story of a baby in India that was born into a train toilet and ended up on the tracks - fortunately with a happy ending

I always thought tjis was a myth/joke. I can't believe it! I may even visit the local train tracks for a peek at the poo :)

South west trains are still dumping straight on to the tracks, there was an enormous turd at the station a while back, took forever to decompose. Someone clearly needs a bit more fibre in their diet as well as needing to pay more attention to the 'don't flush in stations' signs.

Vinegar - Some Girls Will was by a band called 'Racey'.

I have no idea how I know this.

Panon - gworrrn .... admit it.

Its because you are old enough to remember it when it was first in the Hit Parade.

I had a lot of vegetables with a big dinner, which gave me the shits then got on a train, which had a don't flush at the station sign. I had to hang around in the cubicle until the train left, as I couldn't leave it for someone else to find later

I avoid going to the toilet on the train as I don't trust those fancy electronic buttons to lock the door.

I want a huge metal bolt to pull across before I drop my drawers.

I also have a strange urge to press the alarm button.

I don't know why.