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[email protected] · November 19th 15, 12:18 PM posted to uk.transport.london

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On 19/11/2015 01:00, wrote:
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In my experience trains from Dalston in the evening peak become very
heavily loaded by the time they leave Whitechapel; the few times I
have boarded there I tend to have to wait a long time, sometimes over
an hour, for a train where I can get a seat. I cannot stand for more
than a few stops now due to bad legs. From Dalston to Shoreditch
High Street it's not so crowded, but there's usually a net gain of
passengers at each station.

They may not be well marked but 378s have priority seats which you
should be claiming.

How does one go about doing so? Is there a defined protocol apart
from just asking? Having recently been hobbling around on a
severely sprained ankle but apart from a pronounced limp show no sign
of being (albeit it temporarily) disabled and in pain, it's of some
passing interest. What if I have acquired the seat and e.g. a
pregnant woman boards?

It's better now to the point of not worrying whether I can get a seat
or not, but the first couple of weeks were not so good.

The moquette on the priority seats is different (lighter coloured on 378s
IIRC) and there are labels marking them as such on the walls above. n my
observation most people are very considerate if asked but there are
exceptions.

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Colin Rosenstiel