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I have no choice but to watch it. Thanks to my Mrs! Well, thats the excuse I use...

Id forgotten all about that! Yeah that me alright! Had a few mates that lived down there.

Hey up! How's u?

I think my favorite ones to work on have to be 150/1 and 150/2s. Or anything where there is two doors between me and the public!

Drums!

One of my collegues when arriving at Whaley Bridge likes to say "We are now arriving at Whaley Bridge, will passengers leaving the train please fall down the gap thankyou"

I don't think Northern really thought it through when they bought the 180s. Firstly, they dont fit on many of the platforms they work through and secondly, they're prone to breaking down and catching fire! They've just had to chop one up and use it for spares because it was so knackered!

Sponsor rugby teams and send us on family fun days!

I've got another medical tomorrow regarding my back. I come off a trampoleen a few weeks ago and I've not been right since!

That would be nice but it's also a longshot. Seeing as though we've been begging for the DKS to be on the outside of the cab for god knows how long!

That's true. It's impossible, on all units except ones with slam doors, to give the ready to start signal if the TIS (Traction Interlock Switch) isn't operating i.e. If a door is open. You can tell this by the orange hazard lights on the side of the train. But there are three more instances that...

LOL yeah but if we got caught it would be a bit unpleasant!

Its true that most guards pick up bad habits as they gain experience. I myself have the particularly nasty habit of giving the ready to start signal without closing the local door (however, this is only possible on a 150/1 due to the slam doors).

I personally have no sympathy for tresspassers. If they're stupid enough to go on the line then they deserve to be picked up with a sponge.

He may have asked the driver to key in for him to save a journey back to his cab. Another definate no no.

Yeah it would be nice to see the fleet fully refurbished. It's just a pity that Northern would rather spend its money on sponsoring rugby instead of improving its rolling stock.

I think it's most definatly the one! There's only one Meat Pie!

If anyone is interested, there is currently a vacancy for the above post at Workington. Just click the link for more information. http://www.northernrail.org/northern/careers/vacancies/156

One classic one came from Dave "Meat Pie" Wilson", a Conductor of 30 years based at Buxton and, I may add, one of the nicest guys I've ever had the pleasure of working with. On a busy service he waited until he was in Eaves Tunnel between Dove Holes and Chapel on the Buxton Line, turned all the...

I've dropped a few clangers myself when I've been making announcements. I once told everyone we were arriving at Whaley Bridge when, in fact, we were terminating at Manchester Piccadilly! Guffaw!