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Would You Welcome Child-Free Train Carriages?

France’s new child-free train carriages divide opinion. France’s state train operator SNCF ro...

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13.05 27 Jan 2026


Would You Welcome Child-Free Train Carriages?


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13.05 27 Jan 2026


France’s new child-free train carriages divide opinion.

France’s state train operator SNCF rolled out a new carriage on its high-speed trains which provides a ‘quiet journey that’s ideal for working or relaxing’, the reason it’s quiet- there’s no children allowed.  

To discuss whether its an idea we should consider in Ireland Tara Duggan in for Andrea was joined by Comedian Jim Elliot, Katie Makk from the Opinion Matter Podcast and Tina in Wicklow.


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