Are underground train drivers allowed to use personal hi fi's, the driver
(if that is the correct term) on the Victoria line this evening was. They
will want the first carriage left empty for a quick game of squash between
stations next, if Bob Crow gets his way.
Anybody prepared to quote the regulations on this.

Kevin

In message , Kevin Rayner
writes
Are underground train drivers allowed to use personal hi fi's

Personal hifi's what?

The answer is, no they are not allowed to use personal hifis (or mobile
phones for that matter).
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Steve Fitzgerald wrote:

In message , Kevin Rayner
writes

Are underground train drivers allowed to use personal hi fi's


Personal hifi's what?

The answer is, no they are not allowed to use personal hifis (or mobile
phones for that matter).

I've seen them wearing foam earplugs (which presumably is ok?),
especially on the Vic line.

Maybe the original poster mistook them for headphones?

Steve Fitzgerald wrote:
In message , Kevin Rayner
writes
Are underground train drivers allowed to use personal hi fi's

Personal hifi's what?

Hmm. Borderline case, I feel. The OP could plead use of an apostrophe in
a context "where its omission might posibly lead to confusion"
[Fowler/Burchfield]. On the other hand, he omitted two question marks
and joined two sentences with a comma, which are *much* more serious
offences.
;-)

The answer is, no they are not allowed to use personal hifis (or
mobile phones for that matter).

Glad to hear it.
--
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)

"Kevin Rayner" wrote in message
...
Are underground train drivers allowed to use personal hi fi's, the driver
(if that is the correct term) on the Victoria line this evening was. They
will want the first carriage left empty for a quick game of squash between
stations next, if Bob Crow gets his way.
Anybody prepared to quote the regulations on this.

Firstly, thanks for spelling the name of the leader of the RMT union
correctly!

Secondly, no, train operators are not allowed to use personal hi-fis, are
you sure that is what it was and not personal protective equipment (PPE) -
ear defenders, which they are?
If you are sure it was the former, please send a message to
stating line, direction of travel, where you
boarded, train number and / or carriage number.

Steve Fitzgerald wrote:

The answer is, no they are not allowed to use personal hifis (or mobile
phones for that matter).

Although a driver on the Victoria Line would have great difficulty using
a mobile phone!

"Robin Mayes" wrote in message ...
"Kevin Rayner" wrote in message
...
Are underground train drivers allowed to use personal hi fi's, the driver
(if that is the correct term) on the Victoria line this evening was. They
will want the first carriage left empty for a quick game of squash between
stations next, if Bob Crow gets his way.
Anybody prepared to quote the regulations on this.

Firstly, thanks for spelling the name of the leader of the RMT union
correctly!

Secondly, no, train operators are not allowed to use personal hi-fis, are
you sure that is what it was and not personal protective equipment (PPE) -
ear defenders, which they are?
If you are sure it was the former, please send a message to
stating line, direction of travel, where you
boarded, train number and / or carriage number.

It was the two wires dangling down from his ears that gave the game
away. He needs to be disciplined for stupidity alone. At least use a
hifi with black wires, not light grey, they stand out like a sore
thumb. The train number was 275.

Kevin

"Robin Mayes" wrote in message
...
Secondly, no, train operators are not allowed to use personal hi-fis, are
you sure that is what it was and not personal protective equipment (PPE) -
ear defenders, which they are?

Is a newspaper PPE?

"Steve Fitzgerald" ] wrote in message
...

Personal hifi's what?

The answer is, no they are not allowed to use personal hifis (or mobile
phones for that matter).

mobile *'*phones, surely?

Ian
(who disagrees with Lynne Truss on this issue!)

"Nick H (UK)" wrote in message
...
Is a newspaper PPE?

Only when used to cover the face !-)

Or if there's a wasp in the cab ;-)

Roger