Dear old CityRail. Just when I think they can't torment me any further, along come new ways of doing so.
We have a new train timetable coming into effect on October 11. And CityRail have just announced (or admitted) that not all trains on my local line (the South Coast line) will have toilets.
Now bear in mind, folks, that the trip between, say, Kiama to Central takes over 2 hours.
And bear in mind that there are plenty of people who place value on the on-board loo:
- Kidney transplantees, who are not supposed to place undue strain on their newly-installed plumbing
- Elderly people
- People on chemotherapy
- Children
- And people who just need the loo
To tell the truth, I only ever use the on-board loos in time of dire emergency. This is because the state of the loos are usually rather disgusting. But sometimes I just gotta go (especially with all that water that I have to drink).
CityRail helpfully suggests that I just use trains that have on-board loos; however, the new timetable doesn't give any clues as to which is which.
Oh well! Back to my motor car and the National Public Toilet Map.
- Image credit: The picture of the Millenium Train parked at Central Station (Sydney) is from Skyscraper City
