On 20/07/2011 02:35, Miles Bader wrote:
Arthur writes:
Get out more, and travel in the real world.

But avoid Spain and Portugal if you don't like metro-style and
tiolet-less trains being used on some very long journeys (1 or even 2
hour+).

Hmm? A 1-hour journey is not so unusual in a large metro area...

With metro-style timetables, on-board toilets really aren't necessary --
one can always disembark en-route and use a toilet in a station; the
next train should be along shortly.

I would say bogs are more desirable on infrequent services or rural
branches where the basic stations have no (or no open) bogs. Or where
incidents in the XXX area mean passengers can expect to get stuck
between stops every so often.

(Hendaye -) San Sebastian - Bilbao or Alacant - Denia are a fair trek on
what are basically trams, and people were obviously making their own
arrangements behind walls on Aveiro - Espinho via the scenic route
(which no-one sane would do throughout, admittedly).

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Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK