On 05/03/2011 15:56, Paul Corfield wrote:

I have read nothing - even on the rumour mill boards - that gives
anything firmer than "no one really knows". Lots of people are clearly
keen to see it open but we all just have to wait until whatever the
issues are get resolved and DLR can train its staff, test all the
systems and get through the necessary regulatory processes before
passengers can be carried.

Maybe they learned from the Woolwich opening, but it is taking longer
than expected to train staff with anger-management and clue-possession
issues in the difference between "ticket-buying passengers photographing
a new railway" and "evil terrorists planning to take over the world"?

Perhaps I might take a copy of the DLR's letter of apology with me when
I go see the new bit, just in case!


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Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK

On 06/03/2011 19:49, Paul Corfield wrote:
On Sun, 06 Mar 2011 18:38:22 +0000, Arthur Figgis
wrote:

Maybe they learned from the Woolwich opening, but it is taking longer
than expected to train staff with anger-management and clue-possession
issues in the difference between "ticket-buying passengers photographing
a new railway" and "evil terrorists planning to take over the world"?

Perhaps I might take a copy of the DLR's letter of apology with me when
I go see the new bit, just in case!

I think you might have to expand on what happened to you as I don't
recall reading about it. Doesn't sound terribly positive though!

"I know it's illegal to take pictures of trains, 'cos my brother's a PCSO".

When a more senior DLR person admitted that I was doing nothing wrong, a
member of staff said she could simply claim I had assaulted her. Imagine
her expression when I pointed out that we were (almost certainly) on
CCTV :-)

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Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK

On 07/03/2011 19:11, Paul Corfield wrote:
On Sun, 06 Mar 2011 22:03:17 +0000, Arthur Figgis

"I know it's illegal to take pictures of trains, 'cos my brother's a PCSO".

Good grief. As soon as PCSO was mentioned my hackles would have been
raised. Not my preferred brand of "police" man.

It was /very/ hard not to laugh at that point!

Thankfully I have not had that sort of experience on the DLR - in fact
it has been remarkably trouble free to date.

The only other time I've had any hassle with a camera was in Serbia. The
official was trying to tell me the light would be better round the other
side of the loco
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Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK