Times when the quiet carriage doesn’t, apparently, need to be quiet

One of Queensland Rail’s cartoons as part of their train etiquette campaign

• If the train is stationary at its departure station
• Up to 5 minutes after the train has left its departure station
• Up to 3 minutes before the train arrives at a station
• Whilst the train is stopped at a station
• Up to 3 minutes after the train leaves a station
• Up to 10 minutes before the train arrives at its final destination
• Any time at all (if you’re an ignoramus)

As I’ve written in detail before, we should get rid of quiet carriages. It’s the expectation that kills you.

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