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Post by aslefshrugged on Jun 12, 2018 10:02:47 GMT
That's stirred up a dim and distant memory. A long, long time ago (1980-82) when I lived in a galaxy far, far away (Dagenham Heathway) and had to commute to a galaxy even further away (Willesden Junction) I'd occasionally get the GOBLIN and the NLL rather than change at Mile End and Oxford Circus. Rather than a bulkhead there was a glass screen separating the cab from the saloon so you could sit behind the driver and watch the track, similar to the DLR except with a driver although sometimes the driver pulled the "curtain" down which was a bit of a disappointment.
Maybe if I'd known back then I'd end up spending 36 hours a week looking at the track I wouldn't have been so disappointed...…..
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Post by superteacher on Jun 12, 2018 10:23:31 GMT
That's stirred up a dim and distant memory. A long, long time ago (1980-82) when I lived in a galaxy far, far away (Dagenham Heathway) and had to commute to a galaxy even further away (Willesden Junction) I'd occasionally get the GOBLIN and the NLL rather than change at Mile End and Oxford Circus. Rather than a bulkhead there was a glass screen separating the cab from the saloon so you could sit behind the driver and watch the track, similar to the DLR except with a driver although sometimes the driver pulled the "curtain" down which was a bit of a disappointment. Maybe if I'd known back then I'd end up spending 36 hours a week looking at the track I wouldn't have been so disappointed...….. As a child, I lived in Becontree in the 80s and my friend and I would often make a beeline for the GOBLIN for exactly the same reason. |
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Post by rincew1nd on Jun 12, 2018 10:54:14 GMT
...there was a glass screen separating the cab from the saloon so you could sit behind the driver and watch the track, similar to the DLR except with a driver although sometimes the driver pulled the "curtain" down which was a bit of a disappointment. Growing up in Leeds I just about remember the blinds in the 1st generation DMUs, and clearly remember Pacers (142,144), SuperSprinters (155,156) and SprinterExpress (158) having a window in the cab door with a blind. My dad would always say if a driver closed the blind(s) that they were a "Manchester Driver" as the Holbeck/Neville Hill drivers would leave them up. The same units now have had the window replaced by a panel which I can't help but feel is a shame. |
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Post by xplaistow on Jun 12, 2018 13:18:43 GMT
...there was a glass screen separating the cab from the saloon so you could sit behind the driver and watch the track, similar to the DLR except with a driver although sometimes the driver pulled the "curtain" down which was a bit of a disappointment. Growing up in Leeds I just about remember the blinds in the 1st generation DMUs, and clearly remember Pacers (142,144), SuperSprinters (155,156) and SprinterExpress (158) having a window in the cab door with a blind. My dad would always say if a driver closed the blind(s) that they were a "Manchester Driver" as the Holbeck/Neville Hill drivers would leave them up. The same units now have had the window replaced by a panel which I can't help but feel is a shame. <iframe style="position: absolute; width: 22px; height: 6.439999999999998px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none;left: 15px; top: -5px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_80098756" scrolling="no" width="22" height="6.439999999999998"></iframe> <iframe style="position: absolute; width: 22px; height: 6.44px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 1042px; top: -5px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_16852069" scrolling="no" width="22" height="6.439999999999998"></iframe> <iframe style="position: absolute; width: 22px; height: 6.44px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 15px; top: 259px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_6327183" scrolling="no" width="22" height="6.439999999999998"></iframe> <iframe style="position: absolute; width: 22px; height: 6.44px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 1042px; top: 259px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_86576213" scrolling="no" width="22" height="6.439999999999998"></iframe> I remember taking a trip on the GOBLIN in the early 2000s with a 150 that had a window in the cab door. I think I spent most of the journey trying to look through it but there was competition from a couple of other kids! |
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Post by aslefshrugged on Jun 12, 2018 13:47:19 GMT
Back in the 80s you didn't see many kids on public transport during the morning peak, almost all kids went to their nearest school so walking wasn't hard and generally school didn't start until 9am so they didn't need to leave so early. When we discuss the current level of congestion on trains, buses and the roads or even the obesity epidemic the Education Reform Act of 1988 rarely gets a mention.
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Post by superteacher on Jun 12, 2018 15:13:05 GMT
I have been guilty of contributing to this, but can we get back on topic now please. As much as reminiscing is great, this thread isn’t really the place. 
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