Traindriverwaldo
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Traindriverwaldo
@reacttoyeallows
just another train driver. some days you’re the statue, other days the pigeon.
Nowhere شامل ہوئے Mart 2024
72 فالونگ82 فالوورز
Just tried to board a train at Halifax on an advance ticket was made to purchase a new ticket by your JOBSWORH UGLY CUNTS even though though it was exactly the same train just a stop less. I will be taking legal action USELESS FUCKIN CUNTS.@northernassist
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Ref the serious assaults on rail staff last night. The report I've seen states that three men were arrested by the civil police, handed over to BTP once they arrived - the latter taking their details and "letting them go".
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@RPMarks @peopledisplacer @chriscollins462 I don’t think mentioning it in training (classroom) is pointless. They have enough to think about early on. If they are interested they can ask in the messroom if anyone wants to talk about it. But few do.
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@peopledisplacer @chriscollins462 I've been giving this a lot of thought recently. Perhaps we should be covering fatalities in driver training? Incidents certainly seem to be on the increase.
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This person is crazy.
Every driver is trained to deal with suicides, but no-one is trained to actively kill people for a living.
Genuinely never seen such a demented opinion on this app.
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@chriscollins462 I’ve never been train to deal with a suicide.
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@rtalbot @Puzzlesonly There is no ambiguity. It’s just 12
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@Puzzlesonly It’s 12 so neither of the options are correct!
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@AnonSocials @otisdriftwood99 @UU_Ess_Pee Can confirm I’ve seen a list of definitions for my TOC and it includes DISP
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@otisdriftwood99 @UU_Ess_Pee There is also no actual definition of DISP on a diagram at most TOCs - the publicly owned ones via FOI confirm there's no actual rule or instruction relating to that activity - and it's word of mouth via training, but again, only through custom and practice.
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The general public (and spotters) usually don’t understand like they think they do. We generally don’t know what the train we bring in is booked to do after we leave it. It could be due an attachment, or the crew for that service might not turn up for any number of reasons.
Craig@CraigTheTrain
@AnonSocials @rose_phil @railnigel I'm not with Northern but that is 100% untrue on other TOCs.
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@peterneil62 @Mikey1878 @LNER @rorysutherland Ah, so the thing you said that happened didn’t happen and the thing you didn’t say happened, happened. Got ya.
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@reacttoyeallows @Mikey1878 @LNER @rorysutherland He walked up and asked for see my ticket. I don't know how "random" that is for a railway employee on a platform. Sounds pretty routine to me.
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Had to kill 2 hours in Stevenage because my advance single tied me to one specific train… despite two earlier ones being half empty. Bit of a shame, @LNER — feels like something that should be fixable. @rorysutherland literally wrote the solution.
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@peterneil62 @Mikey1878 @LNER @rorysutherland Yeah but he randomly just approached you and said this? Nahhh
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@reacttoyeallows @Mikey1878 @LNER @rorysutherland Some bloke in a railway uniform. Ticket inspector? Platform staff? We haven't kept in touch.
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@peterneil62 @Mikey1878 @LNER @rorysutherland So someone just randomly approached you to say this? Haha. Ok.
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@Mikey1878 @LNER @rorysutherland Once, minding my own business on a platform, I was told "You can't board this train, your ticket's only valid after 9:30, this train is the 9:26". Me: "You're standing UNDER A CLOCK that says 09:34!" Him: "This is the 9:26!" Me: "I'm a lawyer, I'll board and see what happens."
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@anon_opin The fact you think Aldi and Lidl are the same shows just how stupid you are.
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The hierarchy of supermarkets in the UK is as follows -
M&S Food
Waitrose
Tesco
Sainsbury's
Morrisons
Aldi/Lidl
Co-Op
Asda
Iceland
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@UU_Ess_Pee We always get people queuing at doors of trains that aren’t attached to the one not on the block. It’s a right pain when someone’s left the doors open. Then it’s our fault for opening the doors. Pidgin and statue.
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Absolutely. And then there’s issues with us not actually knowing what the plan is with that train once we’ve brought it in. If it’s booked to go out in service, what if that crew doesn’t turn up? We’d be on X having other discussions. Can’t fucking win 🙄
Milly Tant@peopledisplacer
@CraigTheTrain @AnonSocials @rose_phil @railnigel If we bring in empties and I not the driver taking it out again, I don't release the doors. The next driver who'll be in charge of that service will do it during their mobilisation. It's best to leave it locked, passengers have a habit of getting on trains that are going nowhere.
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@ChimeWhistle Bottled water for train crew? What? We have filtered weather from machines we never get to see the maintenance schedule for and legionaries is a high possibility. What companies are giving out bottles!!! Posh bastards
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I've had numerous drivers DM me (NO NAMES ever published) over the weekend, saying that the company has also scrapped the supply of bottled water for train crew. The penny pinching is getting a bit desperate.
Chris Grose 🦒@ChrisGrose2
@ChimeWhistle I worked in an office where management did this. They reappeared a few months later because in leaving interviews people said you care so little for staff you have even got rid of the coffee machine Coffee machine was a lot cheaper than the recruitment agent to replace staff!
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@GamewithDave Cycling and having cars pass you closely and not really giving a shit.
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@TomTaxiDriver @phv2022 @but_cyclists I think ya talking to a brick wall Tom. No point even trying to argue with them.
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@phv2022 @but_cyclists In an ideal world no, you wouldn't want to pick up on a zigzag but we have to deal with buses, pedestrians, cycle lanes, etc. It's a really tricky juggling act to try and get it right and still earn a living
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Is it legal to board or alight passengers on zig-zag lines at pedestrian crossings?
Asking for a professional driver.
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@AlexiKCRL @ChimeWhistle Could’ve a number of locations I know of.
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@ChimeWhistle Why do I feel like I know the TOC and exact location in question. 😬🙄
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I've been contacted by a number of concerned crew,following the issuing of an internal email,regarding ten reports of rough riding in and around one location. Drivers have been told to stop reporting it,unless they have seen a broken rail or further deterioration in ride quality.
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@peopledisplacer The second they mentioned the union says everything.
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Most stupid shit I've read all day.
Anon Socials@AnonSocials
@UU_Ess_Pee The companies are desperately trying to change that culture. It's narrow minded, heavily unionised depots which resist changes that benefit customers. Look at the Lumo drivers - happy depots, with customers put first and duties of a driver reflect that ethos.
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@fesshole And probably the lorry drivers life too ya fat fuck.
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@jk_rowling Yeah…. I like you but I fucking love a good hoodie
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I would like to remind the two members of my immediate family who voted against me in this poll that this was an unofficial, non-legally binding referendum, conducted under duress. In fact, I suspect vote tampering.
J.K. Rowling@jk_rowling
I fear this might be my most controversial take ever, but I agreed to put it to a vote so here we are. Hoodies should only be worn by men young enough not to look silly carrying a skateboard.
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