The right train
Without any real motive I have been watching too many travel videos. In particular those involving rides on a train or a boat. Oddly I tend to ignore those that are in a simple passenger car. Anyhow I have not been on a train for far too long but from what I remember the process was flawless. I guess that when you have several decades of experience behind you you get things right. Anyhow I never had the opportunity to ride a train to the wrong destination. In spite of the randomness of larger train stations they tended to get the passengers into the right seats. Not an easy task. From the outside a train coach looks pretty much like any other except for our number on the side. Inside the coach you have no way of knowing where you are or where you are going so you must trust the staff. I wonder do they ever find people leftover at the end of a trip because the passenger had boarded the wrong train. Great plot for a movie. As for ships usually there is only one at the dock when you arrive so the odds of getting on the wrong ship drop significantly. But on board the ship you can get lost. You need to pay attention to your deck number and your cabin number and your seat number and so many other things that tend to pass through our attention span. Happily a ship usually arrives at a port and the staff manages to empty out the decks. Making space for the next round of passengers probably. I believe That airlines are much more particular about how they allow passengers to embark or disembark but I could be wrong. Some of those stories in the news you know. Back to the trains All of our trains are gone but I believe that in the good old days even then the conductor made sure that you were getting into the right wagon or coach. I never heard or read that someone caught the wrong train around here.
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