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Post by njr001 on Feb 27, 2013 19:31:29 GMT
Had a very informative driver on a journey from Oxford Circus to Stratford today, even pointing out that we were passing the disused British Museum Station and referring to the Bethnal Green disaster. At one point he mentioned his website unfortunately this was unintelligible. Does anybody know the web address of his site. Please let him know his commentary was much appreciated.
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Post by slugabed on Feb 27, 2013 19:47:07 GMT
Had a very informative driver on a journey from Oxford Circus to Stratford today, even pointing out that we were passing the disused British Museum Station and referring to the Bethnal Green disaster. At one point he mentioned his website unfortunately this was unintelligible. Does anybody know the web address of his site. Please let him know his commentary was much appreciated. . It wasn't auxsetreq was it? Late of this forum and much missed. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2013 21:07:01 GMT
I had a driver last week on a Algate bound Metropolitain Line train who personally announced Kings Cross station in English and French. Made me chuckle even if no one else paid any attention.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2013 21:24:56 GMT
I had a driver last week on a Algate bound Metropolitain Line train who personally announced Kings Cross station in .... French. What did he say, "Le Roi Croix"? |
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Post by jmm on Feb 27, 2013 22:10:35 GMT
Could it be aslefshrugged's blog? aslefshrugged.blogspot.com
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2013 22:22:43 GMT
Did he talk about a certain cat, at all?
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Post by metrailway on Feb 27, 2013 23:05:04 GMT
On various journeys on the Chiltern lines, I've had a driver who announced every (regular) bus service at every station including all the bus services to/from Aylesbury bus station; station staff who would announce via Amersham services as via the Metropolitan Railway; I've also heard announcements for the following stations: Leamington Spa General; Banbury General; West Ruislip for Ickenham; Chorley Wood & Chenies; and Aylesbury Joint Station.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2013 3:02:40 GMT
Could it be aslefshrugged's blog? aslefshrugged.blogspot.com that was my first thought as well. although aslefshrugged doesn't seem like the self promoting type |
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Post by ruislip on Mar 3, 2013 5:49:32 GMT
On various journeys on the Chiltern lines, I've had a driver who announced every (regular) bus service at every station including all the bus services to/from Aylesbury bus station; station staff who would announce via Amersham services as via the Metropolitan Railway; I've also heard announcements for the following stations: Leamington Spa General; Banbury General; West Ruislip for Ickenham; Chorley Wood & Chenies; and Aylesbury Joint Station. Has he also made reference to Northolt Junction (today's South Ruislip), along with interchange for the Central London Railway? |
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Post by metrailway on Mar 3, 2013 14:04:05 GMT
On various journeys on the Chiltern lines, I've had a driver who announced every (regular) bus service at every station including all the bus services to/from Aylesbury bus station; station staff who would announce via Amersham services as via the Metropolitan Railway; I've also heard announcements for the following stations: Leamington Spa General; Banbury General; West Ruislip for Ickenham; Chorley Wood & Chenies; and Aylesbury Joint Station. Has he also made reference to Northolt Junction (today's South Ruislip), along with interchange for the Central London Railway? Not yet... I think announcing Northolt Junction would be a bit extreme as it might risk passengers being over carried! On the topic of archaic names, BR continued to refer to the station at Chorleywood as Chorley Wood & Chenies well into the 60s even though LT renamed the station Chorley Wood in 1934 and then plain old Chorleywood in 1964! The same thing happened to Amersham as well, with BR referring to the station as Amersham & Chesham Bois even though the station was renamed Amersham in 1937! Bizarrely BR did not refer to Moor Park as Moor Park & Sandy Lodge when this station was renamed in 1950. |
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Post by d7666 on Mar 15, 2013 21:27:02 GMT
Yesssss ... must have been the same T/Op on my train earlier today. I did EB WHC to STP, and he gave clear announcements at every station, and between TCR and HOL he mentioned LU 150, plugged the LT museum at Covent Garden, and exactly the same as the OP of this thread as we ran past site of British Museum pointed out the closed station.
This T/op deserves some recognition for this, I generally dislike PA except where it is clear and useful, and this was exactly that, clear, informative, succinct, precise, and used well constructed English. I'm not posting the train number today as I don't like to post specific stuff like that, but I might put something in writing about it to LU.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2013 21:53:18 GMT
On various journeys on the Chiltern lines, I've had a driver who announced every (regular) bus service at every station including all the bus services to/from Aylesbury bus station; station staff who would announce via Amersham services as via the Metropolitan Railway; I've also heard announcements for the following stations: Leamington Spa General; Banbury General; West Ruislip for Ickenham; Chorley Wood & Chenies; and Aylesbury Joint Station. The Chiltern Driver is Dave Newell MBE www.chilternrailways.co.uk/mobile/news/driver-gets-well-deserved-mbe/7598I haven't heard him for a while and thought he'd retired. However another driver confirmed that he's still around, mainly working afternoons to help fit in with his school safety talks. |
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Post by bassmike on Apr 19, 2013 13:30:37 GMT
As a matter of interest I have just recieved a copy of Peter kay's London railway heritage vol:2 (north and east).Thouroughly recommended --includes the Fairlop loop and main line out to Woodford.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2013 9:55:02 GMT
Could it be aslefshrugged's blog? aslefshrugged.blogspot.com that was my first thought as well. although aslefshrugged doesn't seem like the self promoting type I can confirm that it certainly was not me, firstly I try to avoid disturbing my passengers peace with unnecessary PAs though when I do if there is any possibility for humour I’ll will try and inject some but secondly I was off sick that week. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2013 18:48:18 GMT
Could it be aslefshrugged's blog? aslefshrugged.blogspot.com Could it be auxsetreq's blog? auxsetreq.blogspot.com |
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