Signal problem made me late by an hour this morning, signal problem held me up by half an hour getting home.
Someone needs a good boot in the stones here.
So the driver tells us we are going to be late, puts on a red bib, jumps out the train, walks up to the signal light, uses a phone in a wee box, comes back to the train and tells everyone that there is a signal problem.
I just do not know where to start on that.
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Effin typical of today's management to call her a thief first and then back down in the face of later questions.Originally posted by ctdctd View PostAnd after all that, the cleaner didn't steal the train - it was an accident!
So, can you start a train and jump over a bridge while polishing the knobs? We need to know.
Innocent Linky
Everything suggests it was a pure accident where several temporary and unfortunate circumstances caused the woman to set the train in motion when she was cleaning," Paer Andersson said in a statement, according to AFP news agency.
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The train operating companies, Arriva and SL, may now face an investigation into a possible breach of safety laws.
A spokesman for Arriva said it was unfortunate that the woman, who was detained in hospital on suspicion of destroying public property, had been described as a thief.
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I thought it might be my fault for a sec, luckily the project I work on doesn't deal with trains only roads <phew>
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And after all that, the cleaner didn't steal the train - it was an accident!
So, can you start a train and jump over a bridge while polishing the knobs? We need to know.
Innocent Linky
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More evidence that 'managers' are generally a waste of space and oxygen.Originally posted by ctdctd View Post"Managers from Stockholm Transport stressed that, despite the incident, it was almost impossible to steal a train and take it on an unauthorised journey."
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Let the train take the strain.
Joyride anyone?
Linky
"Managers from Stockholm Transport stressed that, despite the incident, it was almost impossible to steal a train and take it on an unauthorised journey."
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