No toilets in Iarnród Éireann stations: legal?

Del.Monte

The large, smelly Gents in Bray station is best avoided unless you're really desperate.

Working class heroes

Del.Monte wrote: »

The large, smelly Gents in Bray station is best avoided unless you're really desperate.

I have found them quite pleasant at times. Like an Alpine forest or a Summer meadow.

Del.Monte

Working class heroes wrote: »

I have found them quite pleasant at times. Like an Alpine forest or a Summer meadow.

Sure you have. :rolleyes:

loyatemu

tabbey wrote: »

Boterstown re-opened in 1975, without toilets.
Sidney Parade re-opened1972, without toilets.
Shankill opened 1977 without toilets.

All other stations and halts from Greystones to Connolly had toilets until the 1970s, some into the 1980s, DunLaoghaire had them until less than ten years ago.

Malahide and some other Northern outer suburban had toilets until fairly recently.

Now apart from Bray, Pearse, Connolly and Heuston, none of the Dublin area stations have sanitary facilities. DART emus don't have them either. This prevents people with bladder / bowel problems from having full use of the rail service. Someone on a bus (in Dublin) can hop off at a hospital or a few other public buildings if they are open, but the rail passenger cannot do so.

Greystones had a toilet when it was refurbished for the arrival of the Dart, but it was made "staff only" after a few yearS (I believe they'll open it for passengers if you ask nicely, and can find someone in the station in the first place).

Hilly Bill

tabbey wrote: »

Boterstown re-opened in 1975, without toilets.
Sidney Parade re-opened1972, without toilets.
Shankill opened 1977 without toilets.

All other stations and halts from Greystones to Connolly had toilets until the 1970s, some into the 1980s, DunLaoghaire had them until less than ten years ago.

Malahide and some other Northern outer suburban had toilets until fairly recently.

Now apart from Bray, Pearse, Connolly and Heuston, none of the Dublin area stations have sanitary facilities. DART emus don't have them either. This prevents people with bladder / bowel problems from having full use of the rail service. Someone on a bus (in Dublin) can hop off at a hospital or a few other public buildings if they are open, but the rail passenger cannot do so.

They have the full use of the service like anyone else.

beauf

tabbey wrote: »

...This prevents people with bladder / bowel problems from having full use of the rail service. Someone on a bus (in Dublin) can hop off at a hospital or a few other public buildings if they are open, but the rail passenger cannot do so.

There are toilets on the trains. You'd be unlucky even at peak to get a train with no toilets working.

Dart and Luas don't have them. So it would be more correct to say they discourage some people. The Dart tbh isn't a long journey and does pass stations with toilets.

So its really the Luas, which is lacking all facilities and options.

Working class heroes

Just take the seats out of all trains, trams and buses and replace them with toilets, problem solved.
And while we are at it, employ someone to go around wiping arses.