Unprofessional, could be dangerous if the driver is caught off guard because feet on the dash means relaxed then can equal not concentrating. If I had my feet on the desk in an office area where the public can enter; I'd probably be sacked. No excuse for a train driver and I'll happily keep reporting them on the off chance. It wasn't as if I'm on purposely looking at all. Just couldn't believe what I saw and sorry you disagree.
I did watch the video. The platform staff didn't turn up until quite late on into the incident (I guess the video doesn't show the start) as they had to get down the escalators. I'm aware of the nose end doors. In this instance, it was clear the event shocked people and time is critical. There should never of been someone so desperate to jump through the gaps of the train cabs. That's my opinion and I can see why it happened based on what others have said above.
You're clearly not calm enough to answer sensibly. I'll just wait until next person wants to answer more politely. Please take it privately if you have any issues with me personally.
My issue with you is that you have not got the slightest idea what you are talking about. Sorry but it's clear from your post.
Feet in the desk are fine. Not dangerous, hardly unprofessional. I have been driving for many years with my feet on the dash, never had an incident or near miss caused by it. Report it as much as you like but you won't find any drivers being disciplined for it. I have driven with my manager next to me with a foot up , I have even driven with the company MD in my cab with me with my feet up. The vast majority of 365 and similar train drivers do it because it's the only way to get comfy on board.
I assure you that me putting a foot on the desk does not lead to me being too relaxed and being caught off guard. You clearly have never driven a train or done my job so don't have a clue what you are on about. I have and I do know what I'm talking about. I put a foot on the dash to get comfortable and that helps me concentrate. It's not dangerous. No incident on the railway has ever been caused by the driver putting their foot up. Get over it.
Sorry but if you are going to keep reporting it it just shows that you have nothing better to do with your time than sticking your nose in where not needed. I assure you no driver will be disciplined or even spoken to about it as a result of your tweeting to carry on if you like but you are wasting your time-although at least it gives the twitter operator and driver managers a good laugh! Of course if you put your feet on an office desk you would get into trouble for it-it's completely different to a train!
THERE IS NOTHING WRONG OR DANGEROUS WITH FEET ON THE DASHBOARD OF A TRAIN. END OF.
Sorry if I seem not calm about this but I'm sick to death of trolls coming onto this forum and, like yourself, trying to tell those of us who work in the industry how to do our jobs all the time when they clearly have no idea whatsoever what is involved in the job. It's clear that you don't have the foggiest idea what you are on about and it's just bringing this otherwise interesting and useful forum down. Unfortunately too many threads are descending into this kind of thing because of posters like yourself trolling and attacking rail staff who have clearly done nothing wrong. It's driving rail staff away so you will end up with a forum made up purely of industry outsiders.
It's fine to ask something like 'is it dangerous for a driver to drive with a foot on the desk?' As those in the know can answer for you but to come on here stating it as being dangerous and wrong when you don't actually know is very wrong.
As for the you tube video, the staff clearly arrived as fast as possible from other areas of the station. Had there been an actual fire the CCTV would pick up on it and staff would be there sooner. There was not even any smoke in the video on you tube. This was a dragging brake, not a fire. Yes it caused panic and I understand that but had it been a real fire then the driver would have been alerted to it and acted differently.