Sorry Brian, it was me who missed the point.
You are quite right about people being in too much of a hurry these days.
SWMBO was standing by me when I read your note. She remarked 'YES, aren't we'
She meant me. I am the worlds worst for being impatient, especially in supermarket queues, and stuck in traffic. I will go miles extra to avoid any jams.
And yet I grew up in London during and after the war, so I should be a relaxed person.
Going back to trains, I think operators should also add extra coaches to 'school trains'. I made a mistake recently when I took one of my trips by train to Gaugemaster at Ford earlier than usual. The doors opened, and hoards of schoolkids poured onto the train, all carying large backpacks, and proceeded to fill every available seat, and then the aisle.
It was mayhem. I pity the people who have to do it every day.
Mind you, travelling by train in our area can have its exciting moments for the unwary, especially the elderly who are hard of hearing and cannot understand PA announcements.
I boarded a train at Ford which said it was the Portsmouth train on the indicator boards on the platform. I got on the end of the train because my station exit is at the end of the platform. We have modern electric trains with running indicator boards telling you where the train is going, and where the next stop is etc. even tells you what coach number you are in.
The indicator said Portsmouth Harbour, so I settled back to enjoy what I had bought.
When the train stopped at Barnham, we were sat there for a bit, when the train bumped a little. I looked at the board, and it was still running 'Portsmouth'.
The guard got into our coach, and fiddled around in his litttle box by the door. Suddenly, my eye was drawn to the indicator board and lo and behold it was saying 'London Victoria'.
I just managed to leap up and shout at the guard, who opened the door and shouted up the platform to the other guard on the other half of the train. (I thought it was an unusually long train coming into Ford.). Thankfully the guard held the train whilst this poor old geriatic tried to run up the platform. I did make it.