Silence is golden – and it’s about to be enforced on c2c.
For a while now, c2c has been running one in four of its train carriages as a "Quiet Zone", where mobile phones and other electronic devices are banned – but this is tricky to enforce, and sometimes scowls from fellow travellers just doesn’t work…
Soon, c2c will be making use of new technology on the Southend to Fenchurch Street line to block mobile phone signals.
Windows on the quiet carriages will be coated with a special film that will let light, but not RF radio frequencies, in and out of the carriage.
c2c says that this is in response to customer demand for a quieter trip, and a better option that trying to police a "keep quiet" policy on its train services.
Nice to hear. I mean, that they will be blocking the mobile signals. Not just for the noise, but also for the safety of other passengers with pacemakers. It's just a shame to have to resort to such measures to enforce manners and common sense.