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01 Mar 05:45am

Filed under: Cityrail, Manners, Noise, Public Transport, Quiet Carriage, Society

Sshhh! Would you mind keeping it down that infernal tappity-tap on your keyboards, please? As for the noisesome flapping of your eyelids - think I wouldn’t notice - be so kind as to observe that this is a Quiet Website and you will answer to us…

Silence is bliss

Never mind the screaming kids in your nearest McMall and all the sundry squawking they have inspired among; it’s time to bid a (very tight-lipped) welcome to ... the Quiet Carriage Nazi.

CityRail recently created the Quiet Carriage for those who like to travel on Sydney trains with a little less wear on the eardrums. It’s a simple and pleasant idea – in the rear carriage, talking on a mobile phone, playing music and conducting loud conversations are frowned upon and the concept has been popular, CityRail says.

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Sanity says:

06:52pm | 01/03/13

Oh dear, someone’s clearly showing their lack of intelligence. I sure as hell hope that you were private schooled. For the record, your argument would be more credible if: 1) you could spell “sufferers” correctly. 2) you realised that the organisation that DOES support Tourette’s in Australia is actually the… Read more »
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04:39pm | 01/03/13

@AJ in Perth ...out of the Wild West they came… Read more »

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