Comments on: A history of smoking on Victorian trains

By: Greg Michael

Greg Michael — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 07:50:39 +0000

In the remaining ex ‘Z’ cars, now BZN or BTN, that remain in service as “classic” cars, there is what I believe is the remnant of the dividing bulkhead between smoking/non-smoking seats. It’s just a small section right up on the ceiling, that runs the whole width of the car. Can’t think what else it could be. Next time I’m on one of these, I’ll count the seats either side of it.

By: Mrs Brenda R Saunders

Mrs Brenda R Saunders — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 05:24:43 +0000

In the Blue Harris trains I remember Non Smoking carriages and Smoking carriages but in the Smoking carriage there was part of it that you could walk through to that was Non Smoking!

Red Rattlers also had this set-up Smoking and Non Smoking carriages, but again in one Smoking carriage part of it had been modified so that again you could walk through into a small Non Smoking section.

Absolutely ridiculous especially, as I sneezed because of the Smoke wafting through to the Non-Smoking section when I had to catch a crowded train at Seaford to get to Melbourne by a certain time.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 07:15:45 +0000

Actually amazing to think it took until 1989 for smoking to be banned on regional trains.