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The unions pushed for the banning of alcohol as staff were sick and tired by the amount of anti social behaviour on trains. Banning alcohol helps reduce ASB but unfortunately does not stop it. The vast majority of trips in Scotland are less than 40 minutes, it’s not to much to expect people not to drink whilst on public transport. On LNER most trains on a Friday afternoon from Scotland to Newcastle are dry and have security personnel onboard to enforce it. Scotrail don’t actually make much from alcohol sales as most who want to drink bring it with them. Responsible drinking is never a problem but there are too many incidents caused by drunken people that delay and disrupt journeys for everyone else.
If this was how it had actually come about then I think a lot more people may understand it, even if they still don't necessarily agree.

However this isn't how it was introduced. It was specifically put in place as a "temporary measure" over 18 months ago to help people travelling by train comply with emergency Covid-19 legislation i.e. to encourage social distancing and the wearing of face coverings whilst on public transport.

These emergency laws in Scotland ended two months ago and yet here we are still with the ban in place and Scotrail now seem to be resorting to revising history when it comes to explaining to the public on social media why the ban was initially put in place.