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Title: Infestation Post by: dickiesplitz on November 26, 2010, 08:41:55 Whilst travelling on the 17:15 from Paddington to Swansea last night I was rather disturbed to see a large cockroach making its way along the side of the carriage.
Did anyone else see this? How did it get there? Any thoughts? Title: Re: Infestation Post by: SDS on November 26, 2010, 11:44:28 That's no way to refer to the fare evaders.
Title: Re: Infestation Post by: tramway on November 26, 2010, 12:02:59 ;D ;D ;D
Made my day. Title: Re: Infestation Post by: grahame on November 26, 2010, 12:34:58 Welcome to the forum, Dickiesplitz.
Not as uncommon as you might hope ... http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23811475-cockroaches-and-bedbugs-found-on-trains-and-buses.do Title: Re: Infestation Post by: Electric train on November 26, 2010, 15:26:47 Not surprising give the filthy eating habits of us humans spilling food all over the place when we eat
Title: Re: Infestation Post by: paul7575 on November 26, 2010, 18:43:45 Wasn't that 'Standard' report eventually completely rubbished, even by someone from Rentokil apologising?
Oh yes - it's in the comments box under the article. Makes you wonder why the headline is still on the page... See also: http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/ (http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/) Paul Title: Re: Infestation Post by: coolsecretspy on May 03, 2011, 19:07:59 instead of making a massive scene about it and drawing tons of unwanted attention to myself i would have obtained a Metro from somewhere and used that to scoop him up, then either have thrown him out of the window if i was on a train that had windows that open or just gone to one of the toilets on the train and flushed him away on to the tracks. :)
Title: Re: Infestation Post by: 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01 on May 03, 2011, 21:40:52 i thought that the 158's are, or to be fair as most have been refurbed recently were known as flee busses?
Title: Re: Infestation Post by: Phil on May 04, 2011, 11:18:26 How you could tell it was a cockroach rather than a henroach?
Title: Re: Infestation Post by: inspector_blakey on May 04, 2011, 17:09:06 i thought that the 158's are, or to be fair as most have been refurbed recently were known as flee busses? Not so sure about FGW's fleet now they've been spruced up, but I dread to think what wildlife was inhabiting the two ATW 158s I found myself on over Christmas - they were not just internally very tatty (torn seat covers, wall coverings peeling off, 'blown' double glazing units) but objectively filthy, with ingrained dirt in the carpets, seats and walls that nobody has bothered to clean in a very, very long time. By the way, it wasn't the same unit both times because, in true Arriva style, they were painted in completely different liveries! Title: Re: Infestation Post by: broadgage on June 04, 2011, 11:10:18 i thought that the 158's are, or to be fair as most have been refurbed recently were known as flee busses? To flee means to move quickly, unlikely on a 158 ! The correct term is flea busses. I have seen the odd cockroach or other pest on trains, but do not believe the problem to be widespread. I saw a mouse once, but again doubt that this is regular problem. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |