Anyone know what happened to the driver of the picc line train?
He's not been mentioned at all in the news and the blast was in
the front carriage.

B2003

Boltar wrote:
Anyone know what happened to the driver of the picc line train?
He's not been mentioned at all in the news and the blast was in
the front carriage.

In fact there have been several reports of his actions in leading
passengers from the first car along the track to Russell Square. See
the thread "Tube Drivers Involved in Bombing" from 9 July.
--
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)

Yes I know........ He was fine and became a hero. He walked out a
number of people within the first few minutes towards Russel Square and
returned a number of times to the train. He (and his passengers) must
have experienced hell within those minutes assessing and understanding
what had happened.

Boltar..... you lost me with your 'pussies' comment regarding bus
drivers. It was out of order and you need to realise that.

Downunder.

Boltar..... you lost me with your 'pussies' comment regarding bus
drivers. It was out of order and you need to realise that.

Perhaps. But it left a nasty taste in the mouth when myself and
hundreds (even thousands) of others were trying to get home and
the bus drivers first response is to scarper. Anyway , I've said
enough on that topic.

B2003

I wonder just how far Boltar`s knowledge of how the Bus System performed in
the immediate aftermath of the Bombings is based on his own geoghraphical
location and then by hearsay ?
The initial reports which continued for several hours constantly mentioned
THREE bus bombs.
As a Busdriver myself I know that Communications between Controllers and
Drivers is what defines the service level.
The use of the word "Scarper" appears to indicate a belief that Drivers went
home with their vehicles or abandoned them on the side of the road.
I would have imagined that Drivers were INSTRUCTED to go Out of Service in
anticipation of further bombers attempting to board.
In a City the size of London this instruction may well have taken time to
diseminate from CentreComm.
I would imagine that upon mature reflection Boltar might see his original
posting as perhaps a tad to tabloidish for the more erudite readers of these
groups.
Instead he could perhaps contact TfL and enquire as to what instructions
were given to the Bus Drivers in the immediate aftermath.
Today in a few hours I shall be taking capacity loads of Muslim worshippers
from outside of our largest Mosque after Friday Prayers.
Many of the congregation fit the visual profile of the London Bombers to a
T,even down to the carrying of backpacks and shoulder bags.
If I behave as Boltar suggests Then I will simply stay away from work or
pass the milling throng by in Out Of Service mode.
I plan to do neither of these things but to carry on in my normal manner and
transport the passengers as normal.
There are far worse things in this life than a "Nasty Taste" but thats
exactly what Boltar`s somewhat insular opinion of the immediate aftermath of
July 7th is leaving in many London Bus Users mouths.

In message .com,
Boltar writes
Anyone know what happened to the driver of the picc line train?
He's not been mentioned at all in the news and the blast was in
the front carriage.

He's fine so was the other driver who was with him (who happened to be
riding on the cushions to Acton), helped people out of the first car of
the train to Russell Square and is at home now having a well earned
rest.
--
Steve Fitzgerald has now left the building.
You will find him in London's Docklands, E16, UK
(please use the reply to address for email)

riding on the cushions

?

Is this sharing the cab with the driver (there's obvously room for two
for times of instruction, and riding up front would be more comfortable
than crammed into the cattletruck behind