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Boltar · November 29th 04, 08:55 AM posted to uk.transport.london

(DistrictDriver) wrote in message . com...
You always get one idiot! Despite any anouncements, either by the
driver or the station staff, someone will still stick a foot or
briefcase etc into the doors. You have to be careful in this
'sue-anyone-for-anything' society which we now live... Only last week
one of my colleagues was 'stood down' while CCTV was investigated
afetr a lady alleged she got her foot trapped in the door and caused
her to fall back onto the platform. After thorough investigation, it
turned out that she did indeed stick her foot in the door, but then
removed it again. She never fell, but was obviuosly just a bit wound
up that she'd have to wait another 30 seconds for the next train...

I remember years ago when I was a teenager travelling on the northern line
back in the 80s we'd got stuck at Camden by some idiot who'd stuck his foot in
the door and wouldn't remove it and by the guard who was in a bad mood and
wouldn't reopen
the doors at all. The driver sorted out the impasse after a few minutes by
just motoring the train forward a bit (it seems on the old 59 stock the
cut out delay on the motors from the open doors was long enough to get some
movement into the train) which dragged foot and idiot forward some metres.
He quickly removed his foot and much shouting ensued but the train just took
off anyway. Was quite amusing though no doubt these days both driver and
guard would have been disciplined by the nannies.

B2003