I’m surprised SNCF thought this would fly, given France has been at the forefront of pushing back against the trend for adults-only spaces (last year, legislators started considering measures to outlaw them). However, a SNCF spokesperson said the company has been resisting pressure from rail users to create kid-free carriages for years. Which is depressing, but not surprising – it’s indicative of our increasing intolerance towards kids, and tendency to try to exclude young people from, well, life.