Strangest looking passenger you have seen

[TUC]

On the 1548 from Kings Cross to Selby yesterday there was a passenger who was coloured gold from head to toe. His head and body was painted gold. He had a gold suit on, together with a gold bowler hat with a model of a dove fixed to it.

What's the strangest looking passenger you've seen?

 

[yorksrob]

According to the film Goldfinger, shouldn‘t he be dead ?

 

[starrymarkb]

Nazi Uniform and Gas Mask together with gimp in leather thong (seen on Barbican Station)

I'm sure Brixton Tube station would have seen some interesting sights when some of the more 'interesting' club nights were on at Mass.

Oh and two Techpriests (from Warhammer) on a Tram in Leipzig

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On the 1548 from Kings Cross to Selby yesterday there was a passenger who was coloured gold from head to toe. His head and body was painted gold. He had a gold suit on, together with a gold bowler hat with a model of a dove fixed to it.

What's the strangest looking passenger you've seen?

Probably one of those living statues, they look very amusing when stepping out of their car!

 

[jnjkerbin]

I always double take going through Brixton station thinking that its a living statue then realising its a real one!

 

[ChiefPlanner]

A classic rail "enthusiast" with clown like flapping shoes - the remains of a pin stripe suit - maroon ,threadbare and holed jumper , kit bag - NHS glasses , duffle bag.

At Preston circa 1984 - a perfect stereotype.

Apart from that - some obvious cross dressers ...

 

[Butts]

A classic rail "enthusiast" with clown like flapping shoes - the remains of a pin stripe suit - maroon ,threadbare and holed jumper , kit bag - NHS glasses , duffle bag.

At Preston circa 1984 - a perfect stereotype.

Was he on a daytrip from Llanelli - awaiting infraction

 

[Requeststop]

The teenager sitting opposite my first class reserved seat with his feet on my seat, and the reaction on his face, when I kicked his feet off my seat, and rubbed his face in my soiled seat and called him all the names I could think of from my oil and gas industry vocabulary followed by my throwing him off the train. To say that he squirmed and was near to tears and had no idea how to react gave me much pleasure. My only sadness was that afterwards I regretted that I hadn't used more of my vocabulary to express my feelings and that I hadn't kicked his backside with my soiled shoes when ejecting him from the train.

When the train "manager" or whatever they are called these days came to inspect my ticket I told him of what had happened and advised him to check the CTTV coverage of what had happened.

To be honest, I get very Pee-ed off with how some people behave on trains. People who sit in an aisle seat to prevent someone sitting next to them or put their belongings in the seat next to them to stop people sitting with them. I now get great pleasure in asking these people if they have paid for 2 seats, and I love their reaction when the whole carriage hears of their atrocious behavior. I ask them if they are too ill or infirm to put their luggage in the overhead luggage trays and if I, a 60 year old man can assist them so I can sit next to them. I love to tell them "yes be embarrassed - it's what your selfish attitude deserves". "go on so I can continue your being embarrassed by your self-centred attitude, and I really love rubbing it in by continuously asking if they are happy with me sitting next to them.

Yes I am a bit of a "B" in my dotage.

 

[CalderRail]

People who sit in an aisle seat to prevent someone sitting next to them

I sit in aisle seats when there's nobody in the Window seat so I can stretch my legs out into the aisle once we're underway.

I hope you don't act like that to me or you're likely to get your comments back on you with added spin

 

[Dieseldriver]

As a driver any passenger that smiles at me or thanks me comes across as strange. Aren't they supposed to look down their nose at me and avoid acknowledging me as a person at all costs?...

 

[Goatboy]

The teenager sitting opposite my first class reserved seat with his feet on my seat, and the reaction on his face, when I kicked his feet off my seat, and rubbed his face in my soiled seat and called him all the names I could think of from my oil and gas industry vocabulary

Wow, and you think that was a proportional response?

I'm not sure how a torrent of expletives and physical violence is less of an issue than a scrote with his feet on the seats.

. People who sit in an aisle seat to prevent someone sitting next to them

And a mind reader too? Many people sit in the aisle because... they prefer an aisle seat, as is their right.

 

[185]

John Prescott on a Hull-Man.

Half man, half biscuit barrel.

 

[Eagle]

As a driver any passenger that smiles at me or thanks me comes across as strange. Aren't they supposed to look down their nose at me and avoid acknowledging me as a person at all costs?...

Or ask where the steering wheel is.

 

[tsr]

The teenager sitting opposite my first class reserved seat with his feet on my seat, and the reaction on his face, when I kicked his feet off my seat, and rubbed his face in my soiled seat and called him all the names I could think of from my oil and gas industry vocabulary followed by my throwing him off the train. To say that he squirmed and was near to tears and had no idea how to react gave me much pleasure. My only sadness was that afterwards I regretted that I hadn't used more of my vocabulary to express my feelings and that I hadn't kicked his backside with my soiled shoes when ejecting him from the train.

I hope this is a joke or exaggeration (not that one can readily tell when confronted with a text-based post on a forum). Retaliation is not an option when dealing with anti-social or criminal behaviour.

If you actually did that in front of me, I would have no hesitation in reporting your behaviour to the BTP and any on-train staff immediately. And I would most likely report you to senior staff if you were on one of my local lines, and someone might be along to remove you very quickly.

 

[ATW Alex 101]

The teenager sitting opposite my first class reserved seat with his feet on my seat, and the reaction on his face, when I kicked his feet off my seat, and rubbed his face in my soiled seat and called him all the names I could think of from my oil and gas industry vocabulary followed by my throwing him off the train. To say that he squirmed and was near to tears and had no idea how to react gave me much pleasure. My only sadness was that afterwards I regretted that I hadn't used more of my vocabulary to express my feelings and that I hadn't kicked his backside with my soiled shoes when ejecting him from the train.

Totally unacceptable, there is nothing to justify a grown man to do what you have described to a teenager, that is criminal behavior and providing what you describe is true I'm surprised nobody has reported you for it.

As for this thread, I have seen a few strange pax along the line, including a fat bloke in a mankini with nothing else no shoes or anything, a guy with an ill-fitting toupe, a chef covered in brown stuff and a team of about 30 118 people .

The strangest I seen was on some 158 on the way to Sheffield and some guy comes out of the passenger cabin, looks around really shiftily and had a very pedophilic smile and then slowly walked to the toilet and went in, shut the door very slowly then when he came out, this geezer had about 20 foot of bogroll attached to his shoe! Extremely weird!

 

[VTPreston_Tez]

On the tube I saw someone dressed up like someone out of an MMORPG. He was coming back from a gaming event though.

 

[tsr]

As for strange clothing choices I've seen... there are two semi-druidic/hermit-like people, each with a long wooden staff, a long overcoat and rather nice walking boots, who I've seen on a particular London Overground service (more than once).

Various people in animal and banana-shaped onesies - not overly unusual but a lot of them at once can be a little overwhelming for logical thought.

There are several train and indeed station staff I know who will wear fleecy scarves and hats in even the very warmest weather, on trains and stations which are not particularly cold in summer!

 

[plastictaffy]

I dunno about odd looking punters, but we have some bloody odd looking staff at my depot. A guy that ALWAYS wears his company issue coat, even indoors. Another driver that only washes his shirts when they're so dirty they walk themselves to the washing machine. Another guy who looks like a paedophile. (if you know what I mean!!)

Punter wise - well, we have some weird people on one of our routes. One guy, is, I'm sure a wannabe driver, as he ALWAYS has something rail related as an item of clothing. Last week it was a DRS polo shirt, a few weeks previously he had an EWS one. He's also been seen (not by me personally) wearing one of the old Virgin purple coats they used to issue.

As Jim Morrison once famously sang "People are Strange". They certainly are!!

 

[TOCDriver]

There is a certain guard at one of the manchester stations who wears a uniform ripped to shreds. How he gets away with it is anybodies guess.

 

[Muzer]

To be honest, I get very Pee-ed off with how some people behave on trains. People who sit in an aisle seat to prevent someone sitting next to them or put their belongings in the seat next to them to stop people sitting with them. I now get great pleasure in asking these people if they have paid for 2 seats, and I love their reaction when the whole carriage hears of their atrocious behavior. I ask them if they are too ill or infirm to put their luggage in the overhead luggage trays and if I, a 60 year old man can assist them so I can sit next to them. I love to tell them "yes be embarrassed - it's what your selfish attitude deserves". "go on so I can continue your being embarrassed by your self-centred attitude, and I really love rubbing it in by continuously asking if they are happy with me sitting next to them.

Have you ever considered that some rather forgetful people (me for example) would forget their bag if they placed it in the luggage rack? This is why I put my bag on the seat next to me when a train is relatively empty - if it starts filling up, I'll put it on my lap or by my feet. You should, however, consider other people when trying to make people consider other people

 

[ModernRailways]

The teenager sitting opposite my first class reserved seat with his feet on my seat, and the reaction on his face, when I kicked his feet off my seat, and rubbed his face in my soiled seat and called him all the names I could think of from my oil and gas industry vocabulary followed by my throwing him off the train. To say that he squirmed and was near to tears and had no idea how to react gave me much pleasure. My only sadness was that afterwards I regretted that I hadn't used more of my vocabulary to express my feelings and that I hadn't kicked his backside with my soiled shoes when ejecting him from the train.

When the train "manager" or whatever they are called these days came to inspect my ticket I told him of what had happened and advised him to check the CTTV coverage of what had happened.

I'll admit to putting my feet up on the seats if I am at a window seat and at a table for four with no one else around me (including the two seats on the other side of the carriage). I always take my shoes off and as long as there is nobody sitting on my table then I don't see a problem with it, after all you are supposed to be allowed to relax in first class. A member of staff saw once and said 'You comfy?' but it wasn't meant in a nasty sarcastic way.

How do you know he hadn't just hurt his legs and so was resting them?

I hope you are just trolling, but if you are telling the truth then I hope he reported you and your actions and that you will be dealt with. If you did it to me I would be straight along to finding a member of staff

To be honest, I get very Pee-ed off with how some people behave on trains. People who sit in an aisle seat to prevent someone sitting next to them or put their belongings in the seat next to them to stop people sitting with them. I now get great pleasure in asking these people if they have paid for 2 seats, and I love their reaction when the whole carriage hears of their atrocious behavior. I ask them if they are too ill or infirm to put their luggage in the overhead luggage trays and if I, a 60 year old man can assist them so I can sit next to them. I love to tell them "yes be embarrassed - it's what your selfish attitude deserves". "go on so I can continue your being embarrassed by your self-centred attitude, and I really love rubbing it in by continuously asking if they are happy with me sitting next to them.

Yes I am a bit of a "B" in my dotage.

I sometimes sit in an aisle seat when it's dark outside as I would prefer to look down the carriage, would you come along and do that to me?

I put my bag on the seat next to me if the train has plenty of other free seats because I easily forget it if I don't. I've managed to leave my bag on the Metro simply because I'd forgotten about, I've done the same with East Coast. Now I either have it on the seat next to me with an arm going through a strap, at the aisle seat so I have to get past it to get out of my seat, or it's on the floor between my legs so if I move my leg I'll remember it's there.

I really hope you don't get on the same train as I am on and do any of this to me. Especially if I am with someone!

 

[Goatboy]

I'll admit to putting my feet up on the seats if I am at a window seat and at a table for four with no one else around me (including the two seats on the other side of the carriage). I always take my shoes off

It's a hygeine thing - I don't want to sit where your feet have been, shoes or not. Keep them off the seat.

 

[plastictaffy]

There is a certain guard at one of the manchester stations who wears a uniform ripped to shreds. How he gets away with it is anybodies guess.

There's quite a few Guards at my depot that don't even wear the proper uniform. The tie will be missing, or the trousers won't be company issue, no namebadge etc etc. I have even seen a certain Guard working a night job in trainers.......

 

[Muzer]

It's a hygeine thing - I don't want to sit where your feet have been, shoes or not. Keep them off the seat.

And I don't want to sit where your hands or arse has been. Keep them off the seat


(I don't see a problem with feet on the seats when not wearing shoes and when the train is empty)

 

[ATW Alex 101]

I'm sure there's far worse things been on seats than someones stocking feet!

 

[ModernRailways]

It's a hygeine thing - I don't want to sit where your feet have been, shoes or not. Keep them off the seat.

You are aware that people do a lot worse on those seats? Shoes I would agree with, but socks?

People are sick and do plenty of other nasties on those seats, just imagine how many smelly, sweaty, and nit filled hair people have been sitting in your that seat. It really is horrible to think about, but if you travel on FCC, especially the Class 319s, then you can see just how nasty they are.

Putting my feet on the seat (with socks on, no shoes) is just the same as plonking my arse on that seat, if not better since my socks have been in my shoes so pretty much protected from a lot of germs.

 

[Drsatan]

I'm sure there's far worse things been on seats than someones stocking feet!

I've noticed banana skins, spilt cups of coffee and half-empty cans of lager on seats (on one occasion I managed to knock a can over soaking the seat), but on late night services I can imagine far more disgusting or explicit objects or substances left on seats.

Back on topic, I once saw a group of guys wearing military gear sprayed from head to toe in green paint board a train at Topsham once. A few years ago I once saw a man wearing an expensive suit with trainers board a train at Salisbury. I was sat on the same train, and proceeded to ask me lots of questions about where the train was going and where it was stopping. After me answering the same questions (just worded differently) repeatedly, he then started drumming on the table with his fingers and making odd gurning noises.

(admittedly at the time I was quite young, otherwise I would have told him to stop asking me 21 questions!)

Finally, I noticed a large German man sporting a handlebar moustache in his mid to late 50s on a train from Salisbury to Southampton Central. His shirt was also partly open revealing some of his chest hair. Chances are back in the 80s he would have done more than just 'fix your plumbing', especially if you were female and not wearing very much

 

[Muzer]

I overheard a guy who got on the train at Andover repeatedly telling anyone would listen:

"I'm going to Salisbury, you know. I'm going to the photo shop. Well, actually, it's not a photo shop, it's a photo CENTRE [with that emphasis]." - and various variations on the theme about how he was having photos developed, etc.

 

[Searle]

Michael Portillo

(haven't actually seen him on a train though one day)

 

[Gathursty]

A man walking out of the on-train toilets on a Mallaig-Glasgow service holding a cucumber in its wrapping and wearing a smile on his face.

 

[deltic1989]

A man walking out of the on-train toilets on a Mallaig-Glasgow service holding a cucumber in its wrapping and wearing a smile on his face.

hock:
That's worse than the guy I caught erm..... Flogging his Bishop on a FGW HST. Just to clarify he forgot to lock the door, I don't actively go seeking masturbating Gentlemen on trains.

I think the most unusual person I have ever seen on a train would have to be Barney the Dinosaur, how he managed to shoehorn himself onto a dogbox is anyone's guess. He was already on when I got on.