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Title: Shoes on the line Post by: Mookiemoo on September 15, 2011, 00:41:29 Just listening tony livery show on radio 5 and after the slug shutting down the Doncaster traffic lights today they are asking whatbtransport have you shut down
Allegedly a woman lost a shoe under a hst at pad (I'm using abbreviations as lazy - it's the gist not the transcript) hobbled the length of jthe train to find the guard who then retrieved said shoe. Whilst doing so in the fifteeen minute delay it was announced the train was delayed due to a shoe on the line. Frankly I think most of these late night callers are deranged and seeking attention but I find her story very very very hard to believe. Incur delay minutes for someones shoe? Even if it were jimmy choos or Louis vuittons it would cost more even if they were liable to replace them! If I lost my shoe under a train that was static I'd more embarrassed and mjor want to get attention Title: Re: Shoes on the line Post by: ChrisB on September 15, 2011, 11:05:06 Must be an old story?
TOCs will retrieve property dropped from the platfirm but in my experience (once) and several observations, they insist on waiting for vacant platfirm & occasionally called the signaller first. Title: Re: Shoes on the line Post by: grahame on September 15, 2011, 12:16:56 TOCs will retrieve property dropped from the platfirm but in my experience (once) and several observations, they insist on waiting for vacant platfirm & occasionally called the signaller first. Rather more serious at times? http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=8892.0 Title: Re: Shoes on the line Post by: ChrisB on September 15, 2011, 12:24:48 But he was off his site of wirk, out of hours too, and didn't advise the signallers of what he was doing. Totally different
Title: Re: Shoes on the line Post by: JayMac on September 15, 2011, 16:59:29 Small items can usually be retrieved with a litter grabber. I've seen this done when someone dropped a set of keys onto the track on Platform 3 at Temple Meads.
That then doesn't need someone with PTS or putting a temporary block on that line. Title: Re: Shoes on the line Post by: 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01 on September 15, 2011, 18:10:18 Small items can usually be retrieved with a litter grabber. I've seen this done when someone dropped a set of keys onto the track on Platform 3 at Temple Meads. That then doesn't need someone with PTS or putting a temporary block on that line. Actually when using the grabber, permission should be sought from the signaler Title: Re: Shoes on the line Post by: Chris from Nailsea on September 15, 2011, 22:14:43 Agree with relex109 on that one. :-X
Title: Re: Shoes on the line Post by: tramway on September 20, 2011, 00:46:51 Beef burger on the line was a good one a couple of years ago. 8) 8)
That caused mayhem. ;D Title: Re: Shoes on the line Post by: gaf71 on September 20, 2011, 01:34:25 The train I was driving today, got delayed slightly by a frozen casserole. The old lady in question had left it in the buffet on the station. When the platform staff went to look for it, it had gone. Spooky, but true. 2 minute delay. I can't wait for the 'please explain'.
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