I wish we had some kind of police presense travelling in the carriages on the late night trains. I like to stay up in the city after work on Friday's but the journey home on my own is very dodgy as you never know what's going to happen. Drunks are the biggest problem too!
Anyway, i really hope this man is ok and that they catch these thugs, someone must recognize this 'man' in the photo?

I wish we had some kind of police presense travelling in the carriages on the late night trains.

Actually, there often are plain-clothes police on trains, late night and at other times too. But unfortunately they can't be in every carriage.

Here's hoping the scum get caught.

Horace Wimpole wrote:

I wish we had some kind of police presense travelling in the carriages on the late night trains.

Actually, there often are plain-clothes police on trains, late night and at other times too. But unfortunately they can't be in every carriage. Here's hoping the scum get caught.

I have seen plain clothed officers arresting people on the platform, but i want to know who they are on the trains though because when i can feel that something is about to kick off i will leave that carriage, if i knew who the officers were at least i could alert them.
Years ago when i first started working up town i was on a late train where it was just myself and a group of Asian lads left in the carriage, as they got up to leave, one of them came right up to me and spat on my lap, he told me not to get on 'his' train again. I went home and threw my suit away, i never told anyone, and the next day i was back on that train.
You have to use your instinct and always watch your back where ever you are.

I sympathise Sherry. But of course, knowing who the plain-clothes are, well that kind of defeats the purpose eh.

Years ago I was on a slam-door train with a repugnant drunken idiot. He was propositioning a woman on her own. As three of us stepped in, a bloke came out of nowhere, grabbed the drunk guy, threw him off the train, straight into the arms of police on the platform (Laindon) before we knew what had happened. The policeman had been monitoring the hassle & radio-ing ahead the whole time.

So rest assured that people do get looked after, but the police can't be everywhere,

As for c2c security... Well, sorry, but they're just useless chumps hired on a low wage.

Horace Wimpole wrote:
I sympathise Sherry. But of course, knowing who the plain-clothes are, well that kind of defeats the purpose eh. Years ago I was on a slam-door train with a repugnant drunken idiot. He was propositioning a woman on her own. As three of us stepped in, a bloke came out of nowhere, grabbed the drunk guy, threw him off the train, straight into the arms of police on the platform (Laindon) before we knew what had happened. The policeman had been monitoring the hassle & radio-ing ahead the whole time. So rest assured that people do get looked after, but the police can't be everywhere, As for c2c security... Well, sorry, but they're just useless chumps hired on a low wage.

Good for you for stepping in to help the woman out, everyone seems to turn a blind eye these days.
(You're right 'Mr Wimpole', they are chumps), lol :)

what next, its a shame theres not as many plain clothes police on the trains as there are ticket inspectors, get your priorities right..... i hope the lad in question is ok and these scum of the earth are dealt with....

Sherry wrote:

Horace Wimpole wrote:

I wish we had some kind of police presense travelling in the carriages on the late night trains.

Actually, there often are plain-clothes police on trains, late night and at other times too. But unfortunately they can't be in every carriage. Here's hoping the scum get caught.

I have seen plain clothed officers arresting people on the platform, but i want to know who they are on the trains though because when i can feel that something is about to kick off i will leave that carriage, if i knew who the officers were at least i could alert them. Years ago when i first started working up town i was on a late train where it was just myself and a group of Asian lads left in the carriage, as they got up to leave, one of them came right up to me and spat on my lap, he told me not to get on 'his' train again. I went home and threw my suit away, i never told anyone, and the next day i was back on that train. You have to use your instinct and always watch your back where ever you are.

They are scum sherry and they wouldnt have got away with it if i'd have been there.

As for c2c security! I've heard more foul language from them, than from customers!