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« on: June 01, 2010, 23:01:48 »
Was on the 1511 from HFD» (Hereford - next trains) today - when I discovered what was labelled G was actually a reversed H.  According to the TM▸ (Train Manager, or Ticket Machine, or Temple Meads (Bristol), depending on context) - literally

Apparently no one had been briefed, if there had been a disabled FC▸ (First Class, or Fat Controller, or Football Club, depending on context) pax▸ (passengers) they would have been screwed and it was just damn confusing.

Why?
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« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2010, 23:20:15 »
Quote from: FallenAngel on June 01, 2010, 23:01:48
Was on the 1511 from HFD» (Hereford - next trains) today - when I discovered what was labelled G was actually a reversed H.  According to the TM▸ (Train Manager, or Ticket Machine, or Temple Meads (Bristol), depending on context) - literally

Apparently no one had been briefed, if there had been a disabled FC▸ (First Class, or Fat Controller, or Football Club, depending on context) pax▸ (passengers) they would have been screwed and it was just damn confusing.

Why?

Most likely the coach G was defective and the only spare first coach was an H.  Not that unusual.
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« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2010, 23:30:13 »
Quote from: super tm on June 01, 2010, 23:20:15
Quote from: FallenAngel on June 01, 2010, 23:01:48
Was on the 1511 from HFD» (Hereford - next trains) today - when I discovered what was labelled G was actually a reversed H.  According to the TM▸ (Train Manager, or Ticket Machine, or Temple Meads (Bristol), depending on context) - literally

Apparently no one had been briefed, if there had been a disabled FC▸ (First Class, or Fat Controller, or Football Club, depending on context) pax▸ (passengers) they would have been screwed and it was just damn confusing.

Why?

Most likely the coach G was defective and the only spare first coach was an H.  Not that unusual.

Maybe - but I'm used to odd formed trains, reversed trains, missing carriages - etc etc - was odd enough for me to comment that "what the hell"

Thing is it did not confuse just me............also confused some other regulars who noticed G wasnt as it was supposed to be!

Surely two H's was better than mislabelling a H since G does have the disabled space
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« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2010, 07:54:56 »
Well if you have two H all the people who have reservations in G will get confused.  And there are a lot more of them than people who need to use the wheelchair space.  Also CIS▸ (Customer Information System) should show no wheelchair space in first.  Wheelchairs need to be put on by station staff who should know already.
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« Reply #4 on: June 02, 2010, 08:28:13 »
 I think you have to refer to the old adage'  'Some people leave their brains behind them when they arrive on Railway Stations'.

 I was at Totnes last Friday, when their was an enviromental health scare.
 Some work had been going on at the old Dairy on the up-side, when asbestos was discovered.
 Emergency services closed the station approach whilst taking air quality samples etc.
 Although you felt it was a serious incident as the fire brigade were hosing down, I presume to settle the dust.
 So to get out of the station the exit was closed on the up-side, obviously, so it was over the footbridge to the down side and
exit the station.
 I did not have a problem with this, thankfully the trains were still running.
 Unfortunately one Totnesian took great exception, gave anyone within earshot hell, was confused at having to cross the
 bridge and felt it was a violation of human rights.

 
 
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« Reply #5 on: June 02, 2010, 10:11:48 »
why does nothing that happens in Totnes suprise me!!!
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« Reply #6 on: June 02, 2010, 20:46:23 »
TQ9ers are a breed apart. Grin
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« Reply #7 on: June 03, 2010, 06:17:50 »
Quote from: Nemesis on June 02, 2010, 20:46:23
TQ9ers are a breed apart. Grin

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« Reply #8 on: June 03, 2010, 08:37:35 »
Quote from: bignosemac on June 03, 2010, 06:17:50
Quote from: Nemesis on June 02, 2010, 20:46:23
TQ9ers are a breed apart. Grin

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All the time when I lived in Paignton and ventured out on a daily basis to Totnes.
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« Reply #9 on: June 03, 2010, 19:12:39 »
Quote from: Nemesis on June 03, 2010, 08:37:35
Quote from: bignosemac on June 03, 2010, 06:17:50
Quote from: Nemesis on June 02, 2010, 20:46:23
TQ9ers are a breed apart. Grin

Where'd you hear that?


Irony mode ON>>>
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All the time when I lived in Paignton and ventured out on a daily basis to Totnes.

Bet it made Paignton seem quite nice... Wink
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« Reply #10 on: June 08, 2010, 22:16:09 »
Quote from: devon_metro on June 03, 2010, 19:12:39
Quote from: Nemesis on June 03, 2010, 08:37:35
Quote from: bignosemac on June 03, 2010, 06:17:50
Quote from: Nemesis on June 02, 2010, 20:46:23
TQ9ers are a breed apart. Grin

Where'd you hear that?


Irony mode ON>>>
TQ9ers are a breed apart. Grin
Irony mode OFF>>>

All the time when I lived in Paignton and ventured out on a daily basis to Totnes.

Bet it made Paignton seem quite nice... Wink
Most places in Devon can make Paignton seem nice  Wink
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