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Chris the Driver

@Chris_TheDriver

Hello, I am a driver for @SW_Help. All views my own and don't necessarily reflect those of South Western Railway. DM always open.

At the pointy end Beigetreten Mayıs 2017
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Chris the Driver@Chris_TheDriver·
Do say hello. I’ll always try to reply but only when it is safe to do so. Please remember though, if you have your Tweets protected, I won't see them so please DM me. In order to make them easier to find, I am placing links to my explanation threads as replies to this tweet. 😀
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Break over and I have a 455 set waiting for me on P1 at Waterloo. 455721 & 455720 will form 2D23 down to Guildford via Epsom today.
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@1966MJG … despite having never played for his country before!
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MJG@1966MJG·
We are the type of club who sign a free agent striker this week only to find that he then gets called up to the ACON
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Chris the Driver@Chris_TheDriver·
Time to leave the seaside. There’s a brisk northerly down here, making it rather chilly. I’m out on P5 at Portsmouth Harbour now with 444008, ready to work 2P94 all stations to Woking and then fast to Waterloo.
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Chris the Driver@Chris_TheDriver·
Down on P5 at Guildford to begin service this morning. 444004 is my first unit, ready and open now to work 2P03 to Portsmouth Harbour.
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Chris the Driver@Chris_TheDriver·
Morning world! Day 3/5 is here, I signed on at 04:44 and I have job 4 - the “First Pompey” - today. Off to the seaside, stopper all the way back to Waterloo, down Epsom and a Farnham shuttle. Who turned the heating off?
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@SimonLester24 @waztap @panks_79 To both: ASLEF’s position is to have Sundays included in the working week as part of a fully-staffed 7-day roster (as at my TOC). Some companies prefer not to do this as it is cheaper to pay overtime. Hope that clarifies.
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@olliefug 1/2 Hi, it always sounds so funny, doesn’t it? Please let me assure you that the problems are very real and every train suffers from low adhesion issues. If you want to learn more, by all means have a read: twitter.com/chris_thedrive…
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1/21 With Summer coming to an end and poorer weather on the horizon, a Train Driver’s thoughts start to turn towards Leaf Fall Season but just how slippery do tiny leaves make the railway? And what can be done to reduce the risks?

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olliefug@olliefug·
“leaves on the line”😭😭 only london man
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Nothing doing today, I have been released. Back tomorrow!
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@MarkSharon_DP @thebestmarklee All countries with deciduous trees by the lineside have the problem. You don’t hear about it because the media don’t deem it newsworthy. Ultimately, it’s just simple physics.
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@thebestmarklee Do other countries have leaves on the line problem? No because most do not have a live rail design for outdoor trains.
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Once again it's that time of year when people are moaning about trains being delayed due to leaves on the line. This is the contact patch of a metal train wheel on the metal track.
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Bessie 🚂 🦡@bessbbe·
Today would have been the birthday of Karen Harrison. Karen was one of Britain’s first woman train drivers, and a proud union activist. Because she refused to take “no” for an answer, so many of us now get to say “yes” to incredible railway careers today. #KarenHarrison
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Chris the Driver@Chris_TheDriver·
Morning all. Sorry, forgot to check in to social media today!! Signed on for day 2/5 at 06:45 and I am a spare driver today. Due to engineering works, there is only one line in and out of Guildford (the New Line) so there are few trains and fewer opportunities to do favours.
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Chris the Driver@Chris_TheDriver·
@herrbartlett1 1/2 Hi Ian, it always sounds so funny, doesn’t it? Please let me assure you that the problems are very real and every train suffers from low adhesion issues. If you want to learn more, by all means have a read: twitter.com/chris_thedrive…
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1/21 With Summer coming to an end and poorer weather on the horizon, a Train Driver’s thoughts start to turn towards Leaf Fall Season but just how slippery do tiny leaves make the railway? And what can be done to reduce the risks?

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Chris the Driver@Chris_TheDriver·
Last bit. It’s getting a little gloomy now, so I have switched to night lights. Can’t remember the last time I used nights at the end of my shift! 450058 & 450013 are on P5 at Guildford, now boarding if you want 2P50 to Waterloo. I’ll be relieved at Woking as my job ends there.
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Chris the Driver@Chris_TheDriver·
Change of stock at Waterloo. 450013 & 450058 are now with me for the rest of my day. We’re on P12 now, ready to work 2P43 back down to Guildford, this time with Clapham Junction & Worplesdon thrown in for good measure.
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Break over and time for bigger trains and faster speeds. Enough of the 15/20/25mph stuff, let’s do 90! 450054 & 450027 are turning back on P5 at Guildford with 1P40 fast to Waterloo next on my sheet.
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Chris the Driver@Chris_TheDriver·
Someone evidently heard me moan! Now on P2 at Aldershot, my last bit with 450004 is 2J23 back to Guildford and my break.
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