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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2005 0:10:44 GMT
Ok, here, you can enlighten us with the amazing things you've found while changing ends, or while you've been on duty. I'll start.
Mini scooter.
Surfboard.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2005 0:15:03 GMT
False teeth!  I have also found a parasol as well, and that was only last week! Mad lot out there! |
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Post by doubletrigger on Dec 19, 2005 0:27:50 GMT
Huge bags of fine meats and cheeses that took two trolleys to remove.
When I was a cleaner used to find all sorts of lovely things... particularly on Friday night trains which had nights on them all sorts of party "tooters" you could blow on...
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Post by Colin on Dec 19, 2005 12:05:49 GMT
Folks, I am very aware of some of the amazing Items left behind on both buses and trains - most of what I find couldn't possibly mentioned here, which is why i'd urge caution and please keep in mind that some of the members here are quite young.
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Post by q8 on Dec 19, 2005 14:01:26 GMT
Strangest thing we ever found was a lamp post!
Yes a lamp post. Christmas time and some folk, obviously merry student types, got in toward the front of the train at Mile End carrying a long object. Me being on the gangway at the back could not make out what it was.
On reaching Upminster there was no sign of the merrymakers but a there on the floor of the 5 car was a 6ft long metal lamp post [gas lamp style]. Me and my mate hoiked it upstairs to the depot office and asked the yardmaster if he had a tin can as we wanted to stand outside the station with it singing carols! He told us to p*ss off and do the rest of our duty.
I believe they came and claimed it later in the evening
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Post by Tomcakes on Dec 19, 2005 19:32:53 GMT
Are they even allowed to keep Lost Property now, or must it all be blown up as if it were a suspicious package?
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Post by doubletrigger on Dec 19, 2005 19:53:32 GMT
Are they even allowed to keep Lost Property now, or must it all be blown up as if it were a suspicious package?  I don't think the public would be happy nor would exploding everything be cost effective... fun though it may be! Current system in operation on National Rail is the lost property is scanned and then processed to be held for a certain amount of time before it is destroyed, via other means that does not involve an explosion. Not sure if LU do the same but lost property is usually obviously lost property and not suspicious in my findings. |
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Post by solidbond on Dec 19, 2005 23:28:36 GMT
For those District train staff who have been to Upminster in the last week or so, you may have noticed the LU Information board sitting outside the signal cabin on the walkway to the accommodation block. It seems this was stolen from West Ham, and left on a train, which was discovered at Upminster ;D
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Post by Tomcakes on Dec 20, 2005 19:09:37 GMT
Mmm, but I suppose if you're a member of staff and discover a bag or something left behind, the current process is to treat it as "suspicious", is it not? I did hear about some Bomb Disposal people detonating a suspicious suitcase in a field in Kent a few years ago, then spending the afternoon picking up double glazing leaflets!  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2005 19:13:57 GMT
Are they even allowed to keep Lost Property now, or must it all be blown up as if it were a suspicious package? On the stations you simply complete an A form (a lost property form) and give it to the dispatch man..... Back onto topic, stangest thing I've had handed in was a gun. Luckily only an air-pistol but it had the pulse raised for a few seconds I can tell you. I heard on the train radio the other evening of a door being left on a train...... |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2005 19:42:08 GMT
;d a door .... surely the SA's would've noticed - or, as the case may be, not  |
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Post by q8 on Dec 20, 2005 20:22:38 GMT
I heard on the train radio the other evening of a door being left on a train...... Oh you often see doors left on trains. You see them on the right as well! |
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Post by q8 on Dec 20, 2005 20:25:42 GMT
The saying was on the stations in the past 'Able, label and Mabel.
Able = the 'A' form for the lost item
Label = the tag you tied to it
Mabel = A woman named Mabel worked at the LPO and that's where you sent it
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Post by towerman on Dec 20, 2005 21:02:14 GMT
Found a pristine copy of "The Wanderer" by Dion on 23sdg at Ricky back in '74.
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Post by Admin Team on Dec 20, 2005 21:26:47 GMT
Found a pristine copy of "The Wanderer" by Dion on 23sdg at Ricky back in '74. Only the one? ? |
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Post by doubletrigger on Dec 20, 2005 21:27:13 GMT
Mmm, but I suppose if you're a member of staff and discover a bag or something left behind, the current process is to treat it as "suspicious", is it not? I did hear about some Bomb Disposal people detonating a suspicious suitcase in a field in Kent a few years ago, then spending the afternoon picking up double glazing leaflets! That entirely depends on the circumstances! I'm sure every railway employee will know what I mean when I ask them if the article is HOT? Gawd how many times have I had to watch that production now... In short no, just because it's left behind does not say it's suspicious! From time to time mistakes are made and double glazing filled briefcases may be detonated, but there's a process for decided if it's suspicious or not. May depend on which region you are in when this article is discovered. In Scotland whilst you still err on the side of caution it's highly unlikely to be suspect. Whilst in London I can understand concerns being greater. It's a risk, you don't know if something is dangerous or not, it may not even look suspicious! I've only had one such incident, rucksack left on platform, in a fairly hidden location, covered in a white power. Following procedure, leaving all communications equiptment behind incase it is dangerous upon inspection it was obvious this bag was empty and the passenger was just being cautious in their description. Result - Bag binned and no disruption! |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2005 22:42:13 GMT
Then, theres the cheese salad baguette that was "made safe" at Hendon Central a few years back...
Back on thread, I changed ends at West Rui one summers evening, and I spot an old dear, scurrying about on hands and knees, 'wiping' the floor. I enquire as to what she's lost/looking for. It turns out shes lost her contact lenses. Opaque items on grey floor...hmm, happy hunting... I tried my best to help, but never had any luck.
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I have also found a parasol as well, and that was only last week! Mad lot out there!
I don't think the public would be happy nor would exploding everything be cost effective... fun though it may be!
