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after watching a documentary on Kings cross Station I have come over all nostalgic, and I know that Wales is (dare I say it) a train enthusiast!
This is totally true, and to my mind funny, but you must forgive me as being on the Railway gives you a warped sense of humor!
Before Privitisation came along, us oiks on the railway could do as and what we wanted! As long as you "Forgot" your name badge it was ok!
This one morning, I had been at work since 5am, and was totally Jacobs'd as we said on the station (Jacobs cream crackered, knackered) I was finishing for the day at midday, so I walked the platform looking for coffee (wear a BR uniform and get free BK coffee) when it happened. A man came up, poked me in the back and said "What do I take to Bath??"
I pointed to the platform and said "11:15, platform 4 sir, stops Reading, Didcot, Swindon and Bath."
He looked at me as though I had fallen off his shoe, and stormed past me to ask a male friend "What do you take to Bath?"
After asking 6 people and being told the same thing, he missed his train! He stormed back up to me as the clock struck 12 and I removed my badge for the day. He grabbed my shoulder and spun me round.
"What do I take to Bath?" He demanded.
I reapplied my lipstick, picked up my bag and said "A rubber Duck and sponge! Have a LOVELY day!" then boarded the Bath train myself!
Another time, I was standing on the platform at High Wycombe, having just finished a 12 hour shift, and stood, no badge, against the wall waiting on the train home. I had my walkman on and was in dreamland when I realised that people were pointing my way and laughing.
I turned and saw my friend "Soapy" (never did learn his real name) holding out the PA microphone to under my nose and realised to my horror, I was serenading the platform with the greatest hits of Oasis!
Oh and if you ever hear a railman say "Can I borrow you?" RUN!! In the opposite direction.... FAST!!
I got put on the spine board and slid down the escalators in a emergency simulation.. NEVER... EVER... AGAIN!!
Apparently there is a film of me and some mates outside Liverpool St Station smoking our cigarettes all wearing Barry Scouse wigs.. well even Staff help with Rag Week!
Oh and then we had Spongebob turn up on the station dancing and my mate Nik played the Spongebob tune down the PA!
More as and when I think of them.. or if you wanna know something, just ask
This is totally true, and to my mind funny, but you must forgive me as being on the Railway gives you a warped sense of humor!
Before Privitisation came along, us oiks on the railway could do as and what we wanted! As long as you "Forgot" your name badge it was ok!
This one morning, I had been at work since 5am, and was totally Jacobs'd as we said on the station (Jacobs cream crackered, knackered) I was finishing for the day at midday, so I walked the platform looking for coffee (wear a BR uniform and get free BK coffee) when it happened. A man came up, poked me in the back and said "What do I take to Bath??"
I pointed to the platform and said "11:15, platform 4 sir, stops Reading, Didcot, Swindon and Bath."
He looked at me as though I had fallen off his shoe, and stormed past me to ask a male friend "What do you take to Bath?"
After asking 6 people and being told the same thing, he missed his train! He stormed back up to me as the clock struck 12 and I removed my badge for the day. He grabbed my shoulder and spun me round.
"What do I take to Bath?" He demanded.
I reapplied my lipstick, picked up my bag and said "A rubber Duck and sponge! Have a LOVELY day!" then boarded the Bath train myself!
Another time, I was standing on the platform at High Wycombe, having just finished a 12 hour shift, and stood, no badge, against the wall waiting on the train home. I had my walkman on and was in dreamland when I realised that people were pointing my way and laughing.
I turned and saw my friend "Soapy" (never did learn his real name) holding out the PA microphone to under my nose and realised to my horror, I was serenading the platform with the greatest hits of Oasis!
Oh and if you ever hear a railman say "Can I borrow you?" RUN!! In the opposite direction.... FAST!!
I got put on the spine board and slid down the escalators in a emergency simulation.. NEVER... EVER... AGAIN!!
Apparently there is a film of me and some mates outside Liverpool St Station smoking our cigarettes all wearing Barry Scouse wigs.. well even Staff help with Rag Week!
Oh and then we had Spongebob turn up on the station dancing and my mate Nik played the Spongebob tune down the PA!
More as and when I think of them.. or if you wanna know something, just ask
