On 9/27/2011 8:44 AM, Bruce wrote:
d wrote:
On Mon, 26 Sep 2011 10:16:44 +0100
Basil wrote:
On 2011\09\26 10:11, d wrote:
On Mon, 26 Sep 2011 10:02:23 +0100
Basil wrote:
On 2011\09\26 09:48, d wrote:
Heard on a centrali line train this morning at white city: "This train will
be
delayed while the relief driver turns up. I'm told he's on the train
behind."

What utter utter ****wit dreamed up that rostering?

Obviously the guy was late for work. You clearly find it easier to
complain than to think.

How could he be late for work , he was driving the ****ing train behind!

You didn't say he was driving it.

Well he was in the cab of it. Either way , someone else should have taken
the roster.


What, you didn't volunteer?


Maybe I'm seeing this wrong, but if the relief driver is on the train
behind the one delayed in the station waiting for him how does he get
from the second train to his job in the first train? Do they link the
trains up like orbiting capsules??

In message of Sun, 9
Oct 2011 09:23:56 in uk.transport.london, redcat
writes
Maybe I'm seeing this wrong, but if the relief driver is on the train
behind the one delayed in the station waiting for him how does he get
from the second train to his job in the first train? Do they link the
trains up like orbiting capsules??

White City, the station in question has 4 platforms on 2 islands.

I imagine the OP's train stopped on 3/4 and the second train on the
adjacent 3/4 platform.
--
Walter Briscoe

On 10/9/2011 11:42 AM, Walter Briscoe wrote:
In messagecMKdnXIGi_33PQzTnZ2dnUVZ_gWdnZ2d@earthlink .com of Sun, 9
Oct 2011 09:23:56 in uk.transport.london,
writes
Maybe I'm seeing this wrong, but if the relief driver is on the train
behind the one delayed in the station waiting for him how does he get
from the second train to his job in the first train? Do they link the
trains up like orbiting capsules??

White City, the station in question has 4 platforms on 2 islands.

I imagine the OP's train stopped on 3/4 and the second train on the
adjacent 3/4 platform.

Oh, thanks. You can tell I never used the White City stop. :-)

On Oct 9, 8:09*pm, redcat wrote:
On 10/9/2011 11:42 AM, Walter Briscoe wrote:

In messagecMKdnXIGi_33PQzTnZ2dnUVZ_gWdn...@earthlink .com *of Sun, 9
Oct 2011 09:23:56 in uk.transport.london,
writes
Maybe I'm seeing this wrong, but if the relief driver is on the train
behind the one delayed in the station waiting for him how does he get
from the second train to his job in the first train? Do they link the
trains up like orbiting capsules??

White City, the station in question has 4 platforms on 2 islands.

I imagine the OP's train stopped on 3/4 and the second train on the
adjacent 3/4 platform.

Oh, thanks. You can tell I never used the White City stop. :-)

I have to admit I had a vision of him jumping on board and shouting
"Follow that train!"

Neill

In article ,
(redcat) wrote:

Maybe I'm seeing this wrong, but if the relief driver is on the train
behind the one delayed in the station waiting for him how does he get
from the second train to his job in the first train? Do they link the
trains up like orbiting capsules??

Can't trains stop in adjacent platforms at White City?

--
Colin Rosenstiel