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Post by q8 on May 6, 2005 2:23:28 GMT
;D
Which part of the job do you guys like best?
"Going home" and "Getting paid" not allowed
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2005 3:02:53 GMT
"Going home" and "Getting paid" not allowed AWWWW! How about Annual Leave then? ;D Seriously, I'm very easily pleased... I enjoy doing the last trains! Usually train 4 from Upminster at 2342. Not sure why! Today was a prime example - I was supposed to be stuck on Ealing - Towers all night, but they realised they didn't have a driver for train 4, which MUST run (being the last westbound), so they asked me if I would mind picking it up! As the duty finish times were very similar, and I was offered 'appropriate remuneration', I grudgingly accepted! I was actually running only 1 minute behind train 110 (the last Richmond from Upminster), which itself was running 10 late due to the fact we had a major signal failure at Turnham Green earlier! |
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Post by igelkotten on May 6, 2005 11:46:03 GMT
Meal relief, then?  Seriously, though, that depends very much on what the job at hand is. Working as a shunter, it can be both a whole lot of work, and a whole lot of satsifaction, to do one of those "impossible" things when you end up cramming in 17 trains where there is only space for 10, and get them all ready and out of the depot in time. Other times, it is people that provide a sense of acomplishment. Once, while I was driving, a woman came up to me at a station, before she boarded, and told me that she was claustrophobic, and terribly afraid of the train being stuck in tunnels, and asked me if I would please make an announcement about the reason if we happened to stop in a tunnel. Since there was no doubt that she was sincere, and I knew who was working in the control room that day, I quickly got on the phone and managed to sort out a cab ride for her for a few stations, showing her how the tunnels are constructed, pointing out the evacuation paths and so on -which did much to alleviate her fears of going by tube in the future. And it can be a really nice feeling to be able to sort things out when things have gone wrong -helping to get a stalled train moving, for example. And sometimes, you do get the opportunity to really bask in righteous schadenfreude. Such as a few weeks ago, when a train had been graffitied in Hagsätra. I arrived there shortly afterwards, and when entering the platform, I saw a few suspect black plastic carrier bags lying next to the track. Since we do have a quite long turn-around time there, I decided to investigate. And hit a nice little jackpot! Two bags full of spray cans -"Montana Gold" ones, too, a very expensive brand made specifically for graffitting, as well as a lot of extra caps and other accessories. These I duly confistcated, and whilst picking up the bags and walking away, I could hear a pubertal vocie screaming from a nearby copse of woods "That f-ing old bastard f-er! That's our f-ing cans the f-ing f-er is f-ing walking away with. F*CK!!!" And a certain warm glow spread all over my black little heart...  /Igelkotten |
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Post by Dmitri on May 6, 2005 12:09:57 GMT
to do one of those "impossible" things when you end up cramming in 17 trains where there is only space for 10 Don't tell me you've stacked them up . You've made me feel better - thanks  ! |
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Post by piccadillypilot on May 6, 2005 12:17:47 GMT
I could hear a pubertal vocie screaming from a nearby copse of woods "That f-ing old bastard f-er! That's our f-ing cans the f-ing f-er is f-ing walking away with. F*CK!!!" So they were disappointed then? Tee Hee. Quite justifiably, like it. |
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Post by Admin Team on May 6, 2005 13:40:24 GMT
So they were disappointed then? Tee Hee. Quite justifiably, like it. Good - serves the little *individuals* right. I was chatting with one of our Station Supervisors yesterday and it seems BTP caught a couple of our current plague red handed ;D ;D ;D But - on the main point of the thread.... I agree with Igelkotten; essentially anything that's a bit out of the ordinary routine and helps the travelling public gain an appreciation of what it's like from 'our' side - it does help break up the repetitive nature of 'the job'. |
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Post by Colin on May 6, 2005 18:22:22 GMT
If it's a load of Olympia's, I would call it a bad day!!
My preferance is Upminster/wimbledon's, cos you ain't changing ends every five minutes and you can smoke at both ends!!
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2005 18:49:43 GMT
My preferance is Upminster/wimbledon's, cos you ain't changing ends every five minutes and you can smoke at both ends!! Whats wrong with Richmond - Upminsters?! Same applies at Richmond as it does at Wimbo!! |
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Post by Colin on May 6, 2005 18:56:55 GMT
Ah but you have to leave the platforms we use to have a smoke. I don't like walking if i don't have to!! ;D
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2005 0:09:14 GMT
Ah but you have to leave the platforms we use to have a smoke. I don't like walking if i don't have to!! ;D Great minds think alike, Colin! ;D Plus the fact when you're standing on the concourse at Richmond having a smoke, you are guarenteed dozens of questions! My customer service skills are excellent, but when I'm trying to enjoy a smoke... ;D |
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