In message , asdf
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As we had a number of signal failures after the weekend's enforced
drought reduction scheme, I finally ended up 30 mins late at Arnos Grove
- having now driven constantly for 4 hours 45 mins without a break.

Is there a certain time limit after which you *have* to stop driving
(even if it means disruption)?

After 4 hours 15 mins driving you have to take the train to the nearest
sidings or depot. It can't be just left on the main line. As it
happened, I only realised as I was leaving Wood Green, so the nearest
sidings or depot would have been Arnos Grove; and I was due to get off
there anyway.
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In message , Tom
Anderson writes
On Sun, 22 Jul 2007, Steve Fitzgerald wrote:

I have been known to comment about only having to do half a pipe
after a Down Street or Kings Cross reverse

Half-pipes, eh? You should get on to the skateboarding crowd, might
entice some new recruits!

There doesn't seem to be any shortage of applicants when the jobs get
advertised - Funny that!

As we had a number of signal failures after the weekend's enforced
drought reduction scheme,

Wassat?

The rain
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In message , asdf
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Any shift on the Waterloo & City, surely?

There are some who would kill to get a W&C duty.

Out of interest, why? Isn't it boring as hell?

I would have thought so too (never having worked the line though) but
then some drivers seem to thrive on those sorts of duties. In the olden
days when we still used to run the Aldwych shuttle one of our drivers
would always take that duty off you. He's still about today complaining
about the fact he can't do it any more.
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On Mon, 23 Jul 2007, Steve Fitzgerald wrote:

In message , Tom Anderson
writes
On Sun, 22 Jul 2007, Steve Fitzgerald wrote:

As we had a number of signal failures after the weekend's enforced drought
reduction scheme,

Wassat?

The rain

*headroll*

Note to self: engage brain before newsreader!

tom

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"asdf" wrote in message
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There are some who would kill to get a W&C duty.

Out of interest, why? Isn't it boring as hell?

1) All the shifts are 'inside turns' - no extreme earlies or lates

2) Some drivers prefer to get out and stretch their legs

3) Some live south of the river and find it more convenient to do the W&C,
rather than travel up to Leytonstone.

"www.waspies.net" wrote in message
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wrote:
Whats the worst shift to work on the underground as a train driver?
For me, it any shift where I have to get a Taxi to work, the Bloody
Chesham Shuttle particularly on a bank holiday, miserable punters and just
a whole heap of tedium, Nights just kill whats left of my body clock,
Lates with the **** heads in comparison are a doddle.

I forgot about the Chesham Shuttle it must be dead on Bank Holidays.

wrote:
"www.waspies.net" wrote in message
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wrote:
Whats the worst shift to work on the underground as a train driver?
For me, it any shift where I have to get a Taxi to work, the Bloody
Chesham Shuttle particularly on a bank holiday, miserable punters and just
a whole heap of tedium, Nights just kill whats left of my body clock,
Lates with the **** heads in comparison are a doddle.

I forgot about the Chesham Shuttle it must be dead on Bank Holidays.


43 punters in 4 hours

www.waspies.net wrote:

I forgot about the Chesham Shuttle it must be dead on Bank Holidays.


43 punters in 4 hours

About 5 per train, so they're running a train when a taxi would do.