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Unread 17-07-2011, 16:40   #5
neoncircles
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Originally Posted by Thomas Ralph View Post
Under EU law they are required to make the safety announcements (including don't block aisles and doors) after each stop, and also the next station and destination, and I believe there is also a law requiring them to be bilingual. Smoking trains only went in 2004 as far as I remember. And it's very worthwhile telling people not to sit in reserved seats, because very many people are not accustomed to the fact that they aren't supposed to be sitting in someone else's seat.
But I suspect the people who dont pay attention to seat reservations probably pay little heed to announcements too

Not withstanding the EU regulation, they could still tidy up the annoucements alot- I dont think "Ladies and Gentlemen, Iarnoid Eireann welcomes you on board..." is required?
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