Recent content by TOCDriver

Looking at that damage, I can only envisage it being reversed away because you certainly couldn't connect anything to it.

Ooops, sorry, not read the thread or news properly! I thought the HST had gone into the 15X, not the other way around! Apologies! Looks like the 15X man has some explaining to do then.

Exactly. I'm surprised a platform, anything SW of Bristol, could accommodate both a HST and any other stock you care to mention. Having said that, even if signaller error, the driver of the HST should have been fully aware of this. Still, let's wait until the RAIB report before jumping to...

Yup, Firefox reporting it at my end to for some reason.

Not much in Parbold, if truth be told!

That does only have a 10mph speed limit you know

They are valid as long as your destination and departure point are within the rover boundaries.

Having some experience of the management at Merseyrail, I very much doubt the guard will be disciplined in a case such as this. Quite the contrary

A few HGV drivers too, me being one of them

Don't know where that came from because both Virgin and Northern haven't been supplying any road transport for exactly that reason i.e too dangerous.

Why not do yourself some good and do a 10 minute walk??? No potential problem then!

Quite right. You give it what you can get away with

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPeP8l4POWw Oh come on now, listen to that sound of 101 pulling away at 0:40 seconds. Brilliant

It's a job with much better pay than hauling Sainsbury's stock about in a articulated lorry like I used to do. I really can't understand this pride business, but then wouldn't we all be boring if we were the same? I can understand the freight boys having a bit of pride in what they do - that's...

Can't see there being a problem at Salford Crescent since you stay on the platform to await a train going up to Vic. No checking done whatsoever