Originally Posted by silversox:
“Wow, istvan, you're busy today! I always enjoy your posts! 😁”
I fangu
just returned from two days working in Eastbourne after an amazing journey home
15,30 arrive Eastbourne station to catch the 15,36 London train, due into East Croydon for home at. 16,45 no worry about missing it, as it is waiting for a driver.
16,00 driver finally arrives, trains starts.
16,36 train arrives Haywards Heath, announcement “This is running late and so will now proceed non-stop to Victoria, passengers (Oops sorry Customers) for Gatwick, East Croydon or Clapham Junction, cross platform for the 16,44).
17,10 train arrives at Gatwick, where we take on a town full of passengers who were left because the train off which we got and that they should have caught didn't stop.
17,25 after 15 minutes looking up each others nose, we arrived at East Croydon where we struggle to get off and the whole of Croydon TRY to get on.
Now I'm sure that this is not unusual these days, but the reason Ah there we have it, I got this from the driver as he walked passed to take on the train.
The driver was coming into Eastboune driving another train, which was held at the 'Home signal' I.ei. Just outside the station until our train left.
Yes do read that again OUR driver was made wait outside the station until the train that HE was going to drive left the station and it took the controllers 25 minute to see what was wrong with the picture, so DON'T blame the guards and drivers.
As you may know I write sketches, but never one THAT crazy