Are ‘ladies only’ compartments sexist?

I’M NO Jeremy Corbyn fan, but why, when someone makes a perfectly sensible suggestion like ‘ladies only’ carriages on trains, is the politically correct brigade up in arms? Libby Purvis (Mail) says she saw a lady being harassed and the perpetrators stopped after she confronted them. Had she picked on the wrong people, she might have been injured as well. As for Dave Prentis’s suggestion of more lights and more staff (Letters), we know that will never happen. Prevention is always better than cure — which is why Mr Corbyn’s suggestion of separate carriages for ladies could have a positive impact.

VIVIEN WIDDOWSON, Cheshunt, Herts. PERHAPS I’m being cynical, but I think this is Jeremy Corbyn’s way of currying favour with Muslims, many of whom want complete segregation of the sexes. After all, he is friends with Hamas, isn’t he? The only good thing about this is that it might protect men who are falsely accused — and I think this happens more than we realise.

Mrs WENDY FREEMAN, Plymouth. I CAN’T see why Jeremy Corbyn’s suggestion is causing such a fuss. There is already segregation on our trains: segregation based on wealth, called first-class and ‘cattle’ class. Unless a female, of whatever proportions, is unlucky enough to be journeying to Hull after a late-night sitting in the Lords, the chances of her being harassed or assaulted are much reduced by enjoying the isolation of first-class travel.

CHRIS POLLARD, Abergele, Conwy. I Used to enjoy travelling in ‘Ladies Only’ compartments during the early Seventies when commuting between Harlow in Essex where I lived and Seven Sisters in Tottenham, North London, where I worked. These compartments were usually quiet and peaceful. The best moments, however, where when a man accidentally boarded one: the look of panic and embarrassment on his face was a picture.

SUE ROWLEY, Barnsley, S. Yorks.