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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2005 9:53:24 GMT
I have heard that an old unwritten rule of the Underground was that 'a drivers cab is his office and he has who-ever he likes in it'. I heard a story that a Leytonstone driver applied this theory one day and booted his TCM out of the cab. Is there a lot of truth in this?
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Post by piccadillypilot on Jun 20, 2005 9:55:49 GMT
I have heard that an old unwritten rule of the Underground was that 'a drivers cab is his office and he has who-ever he likes in it'. An Area Manager (now a DMT) wound me up one day so I suggested he leave. He did. There was another occasion early one Sunday morning at Acton Town eastbound. As we run in a chap in uniform was standing at the front of the platform. Don't ask how, but I knew he was going to ask for a cab ride. The trouble was, that he was stood there eating a banana and I had several hours to go before I got my breakfast. He claimed that he had a pass and was therefore "entitled". Maybe he did, he made no effort to show it to me nor did he give any reason for needing to be in the cab. In any case a pass only gives authority, not entitlement. The driver has the final say. The same rule applies in signal boxes and cabins, the signalman's word is final. Having said that, if someone is caught in a cab or box who doesn't have authority the driver or signalman is in trouble. |
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