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« on: August 04, 2011, 00:49:12 » |
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Tonight I dozed off and missed my stop at Shirehampton. No great palaver as I was able to stay on the same train out to Severn Beach and return to Shirehampton.
Got me to thinking, what's the worst over-distance forum members have experienced? Either through falling asleep or just having a brain fade and missing their stop.
My worst is being woken by an ISS cleaner on an XC▸ Voyager at Birmingham New Street. I'd dozed off after departure from Taunton and I was supposed to alight at Bristol Temple Meads. Being woken up at 2300ish at New Street was a bit of a shock. No trains back to Bristol at that time of night, so I had to go off and find a cheap hotel! Next morning I was grateful that the staff at New Street endorsed my ticket to allow me to get home.
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"A clear conscience laughs at a false accusation."
"Treat everyone the same until you find out they're an idiot."
"Moral indignation is a technique used to endow the idiot with dignity."
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inspector_blakey
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« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2011, 02:33:27 » |
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Does it count that my phone once made a journey to Falmouth when I left the train in Bath...? Return journey made by Her Majesty's Royal Mail in that instance.
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Worcester_Passenger
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« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2011, 09:02:17 » |
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Not just passengers today: 05:17 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 07:59
This train has been revised.It will no longer call at: Oxford.This is due to a broken down train. Last Updated: 04/08/2011 06:58
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Mookiemoo
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« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2011, 09:44:39 » |
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Carmarthen supposed to be getting of at Newport. Had a stinking cold and went out for the count at Reading
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Ditched former sig - now I need to think of something amusing - brain hurts -I'll steal from the master himself - Einstein:
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe."
"Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love"
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« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2011, 10:15:22 » |
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Birmingham New Street... Had a panic attack and got myself into a bit of a flap just as we were pulling into Wolverhampton (Where I intended to get off) and ended up staying on the train to Birmingham New Street. No drama really, as the train I intended to Catch at Wolverhampton started at BHM anyway  |
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jester
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« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2011, 12:08:36 » |
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Once had a guy join an early morning service at Redruth, he had slept the night there. He was heading for Swansea the previous night from London got on the wrong train and fell asleep.....  |
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Mookiemoo
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« Reply #6 on: August 04, 2011, 13:32:43 » |
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Once had a guy join an early morning service at Redruth, he had slept the night there. He was heading for Swansea the previous night from London got on the wrong train and fell asleep..... Shows how robust the ticket checks were then |
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Ditched former sig - now I need to think of something amusing - brain hurts -I'll steal from the master himself - Einstein:
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe."
"Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love"
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jester
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« Reply #7 on: August 04, 2011, 17:50:54 » |
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Might have expected someone to have a dig, to be fair, if he fell asleep (drunk as he had said) theres only so many times you can give them a friendly dig in the ribs!
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Andrew1939 from West Oxon
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« Reply #8 on: August 04, 2011, 20:08:46 » |
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A niece of mine who was studying at Oxford Brookes wanted to visit her boyfriend who was studyimg at Harper Adams college near Newport, Shropshire. She went to Oxford rail station and asked for a ticket to Newport. She was very surprised to find that when she arrived at Newport Gwent, no one could direct her to Harper Adam College.
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Super Guard
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« Reply #9 on: August 11, 2011, 18:18:35 » |
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There was once a customer who we had to wake up on the 2145 Pad-Exd arrival at 0100. He was totally confused and expected to be in London. It turned out he had boarded the 1930 BRI» - PAD» train, fell asleep, wasn't woken by any cleaning staff at Paddington which then formed the 2145 and made it all the way to Exeter. * *I wasn't working either train, so not responsible for no ticket check. |
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smokey
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« Reply #10 on: August 14, 2011, 14:08:23 » |
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Not So long back on a Saturday Evening Young Mum with baby in Buggy & another Child arrived at Penzance, asking which Platform to chatch the Cardiff Train, had Travelled from Plymouth.
Had to Stay in Penzance as couldn't get bact that Night.
Passenger had been confused as Paperwork said Catch Penzance Train TO Plymouth, but was looking at OUTWARD journey planner.
But there again IF Ticket check had been made!
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Maxwell P
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« Reply #11 on: September 12, 2011, 15:40:20 » |
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Missed stops could be reduced if a significant minority of passengers could somehow be surgically removed from their music headphones. They might then actually hear the station stop announcements which on train staff go to so much trouble to make.
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JayMac
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« Reply #12 on: September 12, 2011, 16:19:45 » |
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Headphones. Also the bane of TMs‡/conductors/guards when they want to do a full ticket check. Last week on a morning trip to Swindon the TM came into my carriage announcing "Tickets please." Bloke opposite me was asleep with his iPod headphones on. (Dunno how he was managing to be asleep - I could quite clearly hear that he was listening to Green Day - ♫Don't wanna be an American idiot♫......) TM gave him a nudge. Nothing. A more forceful nudge. Nothing. Finally she pulled a headphone from his ear and said loudly, "May I see your ticket please, Sir?" Matey woke up and said, "Was that really necessary? I've just finished a night shift." TM replied, "Sorry Sir, I was just checking you hadn't died. May I see your ticket?" |
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« Last Edit: September 12, 2011, 16:26:09 by bignosemac »
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"A clear conscience laughs at a false accusation."
"Treat everyone the same until you find out they're an idiot."
"Moral indignation is a technique used to endow the idiot with dignity."
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inspector_blakey
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« Reply #13 on: September 12, 2011, 16:31:09 » |
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I thought SOP▸ was to wallop the table with a T-key until the offending party woke up!
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Maxwell P
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« Reply #14 on: September 12, 2011, 17:47:37 » |
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In bygone days, I used to blow my whistle in the ear of 'sleepers.'
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