Paul Corfield wrote:
On Thu, 07 Sep 2006 20:32:48 +0100, Dave Newt
wrote:

Paul Corfield wrote:

If that is going to freak you out then you may wish to travel earlier
Paul,

Did I read something in a TFL magazine about TFL employing some people
who can be booked to help people with
claustrophbia/agoraphobia/tubeophobia on their journey?

Can't say I have heard of a specific person being employed to help.

I'm fairly certain there was something in the last issue or the one
before of The Loop (or whatever it's called now), but mine has long gone
to the recycle bin.

One of my team has had some difficulty with travelling in a deep tube
train due to claustrophobia but they're much happier about it now.

One could argue it's not the best career choice they could have made :-)

It's
certainly a genuine problem as I've seen people panic if they've been a
train that has got stuck between stations due to a delay elsewhere on
the line.

Sure - my ex-gf had epilepsy and several seizures on the tube. She
didn't have an issue with using the tube but if she had, I would have
understood it.

I seem to recall that there was a story of an employee who helped
someone with a similar fear to get from A to B.

I would not be surprised if there have been one off examples of staff
going the extra mile to help people out.

As I said, I seem to recall it was something more organised than this,
though I accept I could be imagining it!

I guess if this journey is Thameslink, it might not apply anyway though.

It could be a bit of PR coup for FCC if they were to offer to help if
our poster emailed them and explained their concerns though!

Gotta be worth a try!