The folks down the road apparently read Bairman's critique of the kissing ban at the Warrington Bank Quay Station in Cheshire, run by Virgin Rail. Chiltern Railways, a competitor of Virgin, posted this sign welcoming kisses and kissers at High Wycombe station in Buckinghamshire. The poster says, "Unlike other train companies, we would never dream of banning kissing at our stations."

Kirsteen Robertson, of Chiltern Railways, said: "Railway stations are romantic places. They are where fond farewells and emotional reunions take place, where relationships start with a glance and even, in the case of our Marylebone station last November, where one passenger will propose to another over the public address system.

"So our passengers are more than welcome to share a kiss in our stations."

Will Virgin Rail back down, or will this escalate into a kissing war?

(via Arbroath)