on trains in the toilet a sign says?

Question

"do not use in stations" this sign is right by the handle to flush the toilet. Does this mean you cannot piss or crap in stations or just that you cannot flush? Whats your view and what do you think of this stupid sign? Has anyone else out there ever wondered about this?

MK06 it is a stupid sign cos it should say "do not fush when in stations" if you answer is correct.

Answer 1

lol may be it happen with u only and not with all people

Answer 2

It used to be that in a train there would be a direct flush system, where it went straight onto the tracks, but during the 70's, some fishermen under a bridge got nailed by a passing Amtrak train, so now there are holding tanks, and so now you can flush at any time.

Answer 3

It will only appear on older types of train which flush straight onto the track. All trains built since about 1990 (think types 159, 165 and 166 were the first) are fitted with waste retention tanks which are emptied out when the train returns to the depot for overnight servicing/inspections. These can be used at any time

Answer 4

The when you flush the toilet on a train EVERYTHING falls onto the track, you cannot do it in a station because it will just sit on the track in the station so it isn't a stupid sign, would you like to wait for a train and have a turd sitting on the track with flies all around it?

Answer 5

They used to say do not use toilets when trains are standing in stations,at some point a train will be stood in a station somewhare,meaning you cannot use a toilet on a train at all,ever,back to reality it means do not flush as your waste ends up on the track in the station,i suppose liquid would be ok but a big dump complete with paper,well

Answer 6

The sign says "do not use" rather than "do not flush" perhaps to make it understandable to foreigners with less than perfect English.

The reason not to flush is, as others have mentioned, the waste goes on to the track, so the railway station would not be a pleasant place to be, in time.

Although you could use the toilet without flushing, it would not be nice for others who went in after you.

Answer 7

The reason why we're not supposed to use the onboard train lavatories while they're in a station, is because when we flush the loo, what's in it simply flops down onto the tracks. In a station this results in a horrid pong. Out in the country, where the train is racing along, what we flush out of the loo is vapourised - sort of.

The sign is there for hygenic reasons - do not use the loo while standing in the station - DO NOT FLUSH!

Answer 8

Only older train coaches flush toilets directly out onto the track, so that sign is disappearing as new trains come into service which flush into holding tanks under the train.

Answer 9

Years ago while living in Montreal, I used to commute daily via the train. And as unpleasant as it may sound, the toilets on most trains simply flushes directly onto the tracks.
Imagine if people were not asked to avoid using the loo while in the station, the tracks could start getting rather messy and smelly.

Answer 10

In the "old" days, the toilets flushed directly onto the tracks, so, obviously they didn't want fresh waste dumped in front of the station.

I think all modern trains have holding tanks since homes are all over the place now, and home owners complained about trains dumping crap on the tracks.

Answer 11

I think it means don't flush. i don't think the flush has a tank and therefore flushes straight out as you are traveling down the raill. So if you flush @ the station you have crap sittting @ the station for everyone to smell, where no one can get to it to clean it up b/c of all the trains comming and going all the time.