Seat reservations

Thomas Ralph · 22-03-2010, 09:26

Is it just me or has there been a decline in seat reservation notices being put up? December was the last time I travelled with a reservation and it was properly displayed.

My sister was booked from Mallow on the morning Tralee-Dublin train on Saturday and there were no reservations up at all. Needless to say her seat was taken, and on enquiring of train staff she was told they were not putting up reservation notices any more because people had been booking tickets using swearwords or other jokes instead of the name!

Surely, if this is a real issue, they can put up something saying "This seat is reserved" rather than just the name? Otherwise, seat reservations become meaningless...

iridium · 23-03-2010, 16:05

Surely using "Seat reserved" should have been the way to do it all along. Personally I wouldn't be overjoyed sitting there with my name displayed overhead for all to see. I'm not paranoid, honest!

Colm Moore · 23-03-2010, 22:52

Or "Seat reserved" followed by the first 3 letters of the surname and the last 4 numbers of the booking number or initials or whatever.

22-03-2010, 09:26	#1
Thomas Ralph IT Officer Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Greenwich, London Posts: 1,860	Seat reservations Is it just me or has there been a decline in seat reservation notices being put up? December was the last time I travelled with a reservation and it was properly displayed. My sister was booked from Mallow on the morning Tralee-Dublin train on Saturday and there were no reservations up at all. Needless to say her seat was taken, and on enquiring of train staff she was told they were not putting up reservation notices any more because people had been booking tickets using swearwords or other jokes instead of the name! Surely, if this is a real issue, they can put up something saying "This seat is reserved" rather than just the name? Otherwise, seat reservations become meaningless...

23-03-2010, 22:52	#3
Colm Moore Local Liaison Officer Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,442	Or "Seat reserved" followed by the first 3 letters of the surname and the last 4 numbers of the booking number or initials or whatever. __________________

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23-03-2010, 16:05	#2
iridium New to the board Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 19	Surely using "Seat reserved" should have been the way to do it all along. Personally I wouldn't be overjoyed sitting there with my name displayed overhead for all to see. I'm not paranoid, honest!