Up_Tilt_390
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I didn't know what else to call this thread, cause it's got a series of questions that I have.
Firstly, we've probably at some point seen these YouTube videos about people getting into the cab of a train and filming it. All's well and good when they get the privilege, but is allowing someone in the cab in any circumstances allowed by train companies? It's done with discretion of course, and with the way that railway workers get along it's not likely they'll report their mates for letting a person have a look at what interests them, but is it allowed if the train isn't at all moving?
Secondly, what about filming? If I ever got invited into the cab of a train by a driver whilst I was trainspotting/filming (INVITED, I never ask, it just feels like a strange thing to do, but do feel free to tell me how drivers feel about it so I might feel more at ease with myself), I would obviously have the urge to film it for memories, and I would never sell it or upload it to the internet in any way, maybe I'll show some close people, but that does not harm does it? But are these YouTube videos that people upload even allowed, because if letting someone in the cab is forbidden in the first place, then it's one way to get the driver's into trouble should managers actually go through the fuss of finding out.
Thirdly, what are the consequences? I mean if a driver is nice enough to let someone have a look in the cab of their train, even nice enough to let them film it for memories, some people obviously just say it's for personal use to allow themselves to film, with the intention to upload it to YouTube later on expecting the managers not to find out. But I've heard cases that say otherwise. So what are the consequences of the driver's good intentions that he thought he could get away with due to discretion?
Finally, let's say that a video was made, would muting the sound protect the identity of the driver? I've said I wouldn't upload a video to YouTube, but I may try and have a picture of me in the seat or something just for memories in the case it happened (obviously omitting the driver). Is even a still picture so much allowed? I set my Facebook profile content to friends only and I don't accept who I don't know, so bear that in mind if you answer the question. I just see these videos and think that, with what I've heard it, it could be a serious risk to someone who at the end of the day just wants to do his job and allowed someone interested in trains to have a little more of an in depth look at one.
I guess in a nutshell, are these videos on YouTube of cab visits even allowed by train companies, and would even anything as much as a still picture pose just as much of a risk to a driver's job? Thanks.
Firstly, we've probably at some point seen these YouTube videos about people getting into the cab of a train and filming it. All's well and good when they get the privilege, but is allowing someone in the cab in any circumstances allowed by train companies? It's done with discretion of course, and with the way that railway workers get along it's not likely they'll report their mates for letting a person have a look at what interests them, but is it allowed if the train isn't at all moving?
Secondly, what about filming? If I ever got invited into the cab of a train by a driver whilst I was trainspotting/filming (INVITED, I never ask, it just feels like a strange thing to do, but do feel free to tell me how drivers feel about it so I might feel more at ease with myself), I would obviously have the urge to film it for memories, and I would never sell it or upload it to the internet in any way, maybe I'll show some close people, but that does not harm does it? But are these YouTube videos that people upload even allowed, because if letting someone in the cab is forbidden in the first place, then it's one way to get the driver's into trouble should managers actually go through the fuss of finding out.
Thirdly, what are the consequences? I mean if a driver is nice enough to let someone have a look in the cab of their train, even nice enough to let them film it for memories, some people obviously just say it's for personal use to allow themselves to film, with the intention to upload it to YouTube later on expecting the managers not to find out. But I've heard cases that say otherwise. So what are the consequences of the driver's good intentions that he thought he could get away with due to discretion?
Finally, let's say that a video was made, would muting the sound protect the identity of the driver? I've said I wouldn't upload a video to YouTube, but I may try and have a picture of me in the seat or something just for memories in the case it happened (obviously omitting the driver). Is even a still picture so much allowed? I set my Facebook profile content to friends only and I don't accept who I don't know, so bear that in mind if you answer the question. I just see these videos and think that, with what I've heard it, it could be a serious risk to someone who at the end of the day just wants to do his job and allowed someone interested in trains to have a little more of an in depth look at one.
I guess in a nutshell, are these videos on YouTube of cab visits even allowed by train companies, and would even anything as much as a still picture pose just as much of a risk to a driver's job? Thanks.