To say something? Small children on quiet coach

[Balacqua]

Family with two toddlers in here.journey just started. I don't want to be an arse, maybe they don't realise- could be tourists, not sure - aibu to say something, nicely?

Depends what they are doing!

What's wrong with them?

What are they doing to break the 'quiet coach' rules?

They are pretty loud

What's the problem? Bad language? Noisy?

Give us a clue.

And getting louder

Ha. Do you have toddlers?

Oh! You mean quiet coach on a train! Perhaps they have booked seats and this is where they ended up?

They are toddlers doing what toddlers do!

'Quiet coach' does not mean 'No talking'.

Yes I do, and I wouldn't sit in the quiet coach, personally

How is that affecting your two toddlers? If you were expecting toddlers to sleep - well that isn't a right. Other people have paid for their seats also.

Yeah, you can ask online for seats in the quiet coach, but not for seats not in the quiet coach. Really annoying.

Just point out the sign to them. They may be too distracted by the toddlers to have noticed it. If there aren't any seats in the other coaches they can't help being there.

But if the consensus is that noisy toddlers is OK, I will chill out

Is it a busy train?

Just remind them that they're in the quiet coach.

Plenty of other seats!

Tell them!

"Plenty of other seats!"

Then go sit in those

No, it's not ok for them to be noisy in the quiet coach if there are seats elsewhere.

Why don't you move then?

I accidentally ended up in the quiet coach with toddler & baby the other week. There was no way I was going to risk leaving my seat and not getting another seat (it was very busy at the station where I got on), not to mention moving the folded pram! I did my best to keep the toddler quiet & entertained & bf the baby the whole time to keep him happy!

I would tell them if they are being really noisy. As in more than quiet conversation. And in future always travel with noise cancelling headphones. They are a godsend.

Is there another quiet coach, op?