Good evening all.
Has anyone had any bad relations with the staff at Slough station? I got off a train today and got my camera from my bag. I was immediately approached by a member of station staff who asked me if I had signed in yet, and what I was doing.
I was then asked for my age and whether I had a guardian with me. She also asked where I would be and for how long I would stay, and seemed very confused when I said 'for just over an hour'. She spoke very broken English and it was difficult to understand her because of this.
She did not seem to listen to me when I explained that I had a guardian who was in the Cafe outside the gateline and seemed very confused by what I was saying. It is quite obvious I was taking videos for personal purposes, given I had a small digital Cybershot camera.
This is the first time I have experienced staff who have questioned my activities at a station. I was then told to go to Platform 5 and sign in, which I did immediately. I approached a member of station staff who took me into the information booth and explained to me the do's and dont's of Trainspotting, health and safety regulations and what I can and can't do. It seemed very unorganised and hectic. Because it was my first time experiencing a 'jobsworth' as such, I was very stressed and didn't exactly know how to react. This member of staff's poor English was also a bottleneck, because I was unable to understand what he was saying and repeatedly signed the document wrong. In the end another member of staff came over (following a phonecall) and explained that I was fine and okay to take videos.
While I was there, other people also came to trainspot but not once did I see them being asked to sign in or being approached by gateline staff.
I decided to cut short the visit and realised I had to sign out. I approached a member of station staff, asking if he could let the others know that I was leaving the station, as the train has already arrived. When he said no, and said I needed to go to the office, I asked if he could hold the train, which he did not reply to.
I boarded the train and it left for Paddington immediately after.
What should I do, what are my options and how should I react or act in future?
Many thanks.
I believe that this is the right category to post this topic in, but I'm not entirely sure. My apologies if it is the wrong category.
Has anyone had any bad relations with the staff at Slough station? I got off a train today and got my camera from my bag. I was immediately approached by a member of station staff who asked me if I had signed in yet, and what I was doing.
I was then asked for my age and whether I had a guardian with me. She also asked where I would be and for how long I would stay, and seemed very confused when I said 'for just over an hour'. She spoke very broken English and it was difficult to understand her because of this.
She did not seem to listen to me when I explained that I had a guardian who was in the Cafe outside the gateline and seemed very confused by what I was saying. It is quite obvious I was taking videos for personal purposes, given I had a small digital Cybershot camera.
This is the first time I have experienced staff who have questioned my activities at a station. I was then told to go to Platform 5 and sign in, which I did immediately. I approached a member of station staff who took me into the information booth and explained to me the do's and dont's of Trainspotting, health and safety regulations and what I can and can't do. It seemed very unorganised and hectic. Because it was my first time experiencing a 'jobsworth' as such, I was very stressed and didn't exactly know how to react. This member of staff's poor English was also a bottleneck, because I was unable to understand what he was saying and repeatedly signed the document wrong. In the end another member of staff came over (following a phonecall) and explained that I was fine and okay to take videos.
While I was there, other people also came to trainspot but not once did I see them being asked to sign in or being approached by gateline staff.
I decided to cut short the visit and realised I had to sign out. I approached a member of station staff, asking if he could let the others know that I was leaving the station, as the train has already arrived. When he said no, and said I needed to go to the office, I asked if he could hold the train, which he did not reply to.
I boarded the train and it left for Paddington immediately after.
What should I do, what are my options and how should I react or act in future?
Many thanks.
I believe that this is the right category to post this topic in, but I'm not entirely sure. My apologies if it is the wrong category.