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Don't work in the industry, but I can't imagine the Saturday trains between Ayr and Glasgow Central are all sweetness and light.
Regarding the first topic posts, the Balloch to Queen Street route is a nightmare even on a weekday. Bit between Balloch and Dumbarton East is where the trouble...
Yeah, normally only 1 staff member on at busy times. It's a bit chaotic when you need a ticket to get through the gates if your train has arrived at Charing Cross. Grim, grim area too. Just grey everywhere.
and goes through the barriers and the gate shuts. How infuriating is this?
Hasn't actually happened to me, but I've witnessed it a lot with other people at Glasgow Central. Bit of a scummy thing to do, if you ask me.
How can you prove some guy has jumped in front of you if you've used...
Just seen this topic.
Don't recall any level crossing on the route between Bowling and Dumbarton East. Railway line would be easy to get onto though, as it follows the cyclepath and the cyclepath is bloody empty in Winter.
Guy with a legit horn kind of thing growing from his head boarding at Glasgow Central Low Level. He couldn't obviously help it, but it did look rather weird and scary.
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