Cab Rides for Kids??

Before anyone else gets in there first, if there are any bored drivers on here, sitting at a red light during a signal failure, I'd love to get a ride in a cab(!) I noticed on eBay before Christmas that a cab ride on the Jubilee line (for charity) went for over £300 - I can't afford that, but I'm very generous with packs of beer haha!

On a similar subject, having only recently moved to London, I've noticed on a couple of websites of people's photos, there was a jubilee line to Charing Cross and photos of Aldwych - are these one-off events generally open to enthusiasts - if so, where are they listed?

Thanks in advance (and my eternal gratitude for a 1 station ride in a cab!)

I think we all know the rules by now - and that the forum admins discourage any members approaching our professional train operators - but that said, it is indeed possible to arrange special one offs.

This can be through a charity auction via eBay (usually connected to raising funds for the museum) or perhaps a really special treat for a person with a serious illness that's also interested in LUL. As tfc says, even family members may be able to get an 'experience' day.

But the bottom line in all cases is that management do have to be approached and their permission sought - and there should be a justifiable reason too - otherwise a train cab would never have just one person in it!

Reminder to all - if you are in a cab and you are not an authorised person, you are putting the train operators job at risk (regardless of whether they choose to invite in). Please consider that fact.

Malteser moment...
When I first read the thread I thought Superteacher was talking about rides in a staff taxi! Oops...

Of course it is harder to know who is entitled to be in the cab these days unless the rules have changed since I retired. When I was first required to ride in train cabs as a Comms Equipment Technician to deal with train radio, tunnel telephones and stick telephones I was issued with a cab permit to verify my authority. When I became a signal Technical Officer the issue of cab permits was discontinued on the basis that my tools and overalls identified me as an authorised person and of course I would often be alighting in unusual places like the platform at Down Street as well as the more obvious foot down on the neggy from the front of the cab in a tunnel!

I can certainly remember attending signal failures having to share the cab with others once or twice who were already in situ and who perhaps had less reason to be present !

Oh dear! My post was rather tongue-in-cheek, and I didn't seriously expect anyone to say yes - it was really a post expressing my desire to have a cab ride (i.e. wouldn't it be great), rather than an ask.
The thanks in advance bit was for info about the special services, to places like Charing Cross/Aldwych.
Sorry if I've offended/annoyed anyone, that certainly wasn't my intention.

Aldwych is hardley ever used for filming nowadays, as more nowadays filming is the norm, Charing Cross is ideal.

Aldwych is however used by the police for training and that is one of the reasons why there are no tours.

The recently updated rule book is quite clear - and each driver now has a personal copy, so there are no excuses

I did post the relevant bits directly from the rule book once before - as they're still on my Photobucket account, I don't see the harm in re-posting them:



No one's offended or annoyed! ;D ;D

Timely reminders every now & then just keeps every one 'on the ball'