Queensland Rail’s message: ‘Please book a removalist’

A BRISBANE man who attempted to skip the removalist truck and shift a fridge on a city train has been hit with a fine.

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QUEENSLAND Rail has posted a comical video, worthy of a Benny Hill-style soundtrack, depicting two examples of trains being used as a removalist truck.

The two incidents occurred a fortnight apart at Bowen Hills train station and resulted in one of the culprits being fined $252.

QR tweeted the CCTV footage along with the caption, “Today’s #TrainEtiquetteTuesday is a simple one: please book a removalist.”

Today's #TrainEtiquetteTuesday is a simple one: please book a removalist 👏 pic.twitter.com/Cp2YwhOfl6

— Queensland Rail (@QueenslandRail) 11 July 2017

In the first incident on April 4, a man pushes a large couch out of the first carriage and rolls it and tips end-over-end to make his way to a lift.

Once he gets to the walkway, he places the couch on shopping trolley and barges past a pedestrian and a guy on a bike.

A fortnight later, a different man, is spotted shoehorning a fridge, loaded on a hand trolley, into a lift.

He is next seen walking along a platform and wheeling the fridge into a carriage.

Soon after transit officers, remove the man, with the fridge, from the carriage and write him a $252 ticket.

A Queensland Rail spokeswoman said it’s illegal to board a train with an item that cannot be placed either under a seat, in an overhead rack or in a designated storage area.

“While it’s not a daily occurrence, these are certainly not the first oversized objects we’ve seen on the network. From lawn mowers and generators to surfboards and life-size mannequins, we’ve seen it all,” she said.

“What people may not realise though, is that it could technically set you back $252.

“Our tip would be to save a few dollars and book a removalist or phone a friend.”