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Post by littlecog on Apr 12, 2008 17:06:25 GMT
Please move this if it's in the wrong place - it seemed a toss up between here and the Jubilee board... On my way to Marlborough Road (Disused) on Thursday night I asked the CSA on the gateline at St. John's Wood whether it was a left or right turn out of the door, and he not only knew but gave directions and then proceeded to draw on the local transport leaflet's map precisely where. To you, sir, my reiterated thanks.  |
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Post by Phil on Apr 12, 2008 18:06:53 GMT
Log onto TfL website and do a commendation for him. They're very good on that and it'll go straight on his record.
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Post by Tubeboy on Apr 12, 2008 19:56:12 GMT
Maybe he is into the tube as well, thats why he knows.
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Post by Tomcakes on Apr 12, 2008 20:16:57 GMT
Wouldn't he get a rollocking - after all anyone with a mild interest in the system is a suspicious character!
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Post by Tubeboy on Apr 13, 2008 0:31:37 GMT
There are loads of Train enthusiasts on the tube, very few admit to it though!  Not diehard anoraks maybe, but a love of the system and its history etc. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2008 18:21:40 GMT
There are loads of Train enthusiasts on the tube, very few admit to it though! Not diehard anoraks maybe, but a love of the system and its history etc. This is very true...I have been really surprised with some of the staff I have chatted with about the Underground and the features of it. Many are members of staff who you would never imagine having any interest in it at all............ |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2008 19:57:57 GMT
One man recently asked me if I knew how Arnos Grove got its name and seemed a bit deflated when I did.
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Post by Phil on Apr 14, 2008 13:57:50 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2008 16:44:44 GMT
One man recently asked me if I knew how Arnos Grove got its name and seemed a bit deflated when I did. Whats the answer then, UG? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2008 17:01:59 GMT
One man recently asked me if I knew how Arnos Grove got its name and seemed a bit deflated when I did. Whats the answer then, UG?  Station site board for Arnos Grove Underground station, Piccadilly line, Southgate extension. Sign reads: Suggested names - Arnos Grove - Arnos Park - Southgate. Write and tell us what name you suggestsays it all really! Though whether the public's views were actually taken into account is debatable. |
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Post by littlecog on Apr 14, 2008 20:13:34 GMT
Log onto TfL website and do a commendation for him. They're very good on that and it'll go straight on his record. Done. Glad to hear they take it seriously |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2008 21:45:33 GMT
There are loads of Train enthusiasts on the tube, very few admit to it though! Not diehard anoraks maybe, but a love of the system and its history etc. Yeah it's ok to have any sexual deviance's or inadequacies, but one sniff of interest in the job and the urine is thoroughly extracted. |
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Post by Rich32 on Apr 14, 2008 22:57:45 GMT
There are loads of Train enthusiasts on the tube, very few admit to it though! Not diehard anoraks maybe, but a love of the system and its history etc. Yeah it's ok to have any sexual deviance's or inadequacies, but one sniff of interest in the job and the urine is thoroughly extracted. Yes, I keep my anorak-ness quiet due to the above, but in various conversations with some of my gateline colleagues, I've detected some leaks of hidden geekiness. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2008 23:28:04 GMT
It was named for the park behind, which in turn is believed to have been named for a family that once held the land in the area, which was something like "Arnoldes". I think that this hasn't been 100% proven, but it is the dominant theory.
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