Mr Stripper?

[Coxster]

According to 96.4 'The Eagle' radio station (my local), train divers have been stripping at speeds of up to 125mph and filiming it on their mobile phones? :?

 

[Sprog]

This thread shoud enlighten you:

http://www.railchat.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=2297

Basically, its a silly, over-exagerated tyical Tabloid rumor... :x

Nothing unusual there then.... :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

 

[960012]

My local radio station has just told us a midland mainline driver was sacked for stripping and taknig a photo while at the controls

 

[matt]

From what I have read on wnxx it did happen but it was several months ago.

 

[Met Driver]

Here's the Bubble Gum's view on it all:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2005560746,00.html

 

[bloogrape]

Here's the Bubble Gum's view on it all:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2005560746,00.html

I read this article today at work, i dont beleive that people could be so dumb, however i feel there is something to it.. maybe shunters at the depot taking pictures within the cab, i cant see a full strip being done on any route, but i could be totaly wrong

 

[TheSlash]

Don't forget that you can't take your foot off the DSD pedal for more than 3 seconds and also you need to release and re apply the pedal if you dont touch any controls for 60 seconds

 

[yorkie]

Sounds like a load of rubbish to me.

“This is a serious issue. Some people might see this as a bit a laugh but I think most passengers would be a worried if they knew the driver of their train was not fully in control.

“There is a time and a place for pranks and behind the wheel of a train travelling at 125mph is not one of them.”

What wheel? :?

And there are no stretches of 125mph running on this route.

What other 'facts' have they got wrong?

 

[Sprog]

I work as a driver for MML and know what's happened. Don't believe all what you read in The Sun. For starters we don't travel at 125 mph between Sheffield and London. If they get simple things wrong then you can't expect them to be entirely accurate with the rest of the story.

Id say somthings happened. Its probably just a joke or a dare that got abit of hand. Its only the minority doing it, and someone got caught. Typical of the SUN really to blow things out of proportion. How where they 'playing russian roulette' with peoples lives?? They where obviously in control, and did anything bad to the passengers happen of it? I dont think so.

F*cking Tabloids...

 

[yorkie]

How where they 'playing russian roulette' with peoples lives??

I don't know anything about Russian Roulette, but based on the comparison the Sun made, it must have a lot of safety measures.

A button must have to be pressed regularly to ensure you're paying attention and there must be many safety devices in place to ensure safety.

There must be strict entry requirements to play the game, and you would have to train for a quite a long time in order to play it.

 

[Sprog]

How where they 'playing russian roulette' with peoples lives??

I don't know anything about Russian Roulette, but based on the comparison the Sun made, it must have a lot of safety measures.

A button must have to be pressed regularly to ensure you're paying attention and there must be many safety devices in place to ensure safety.

There must be strict entry requirements to play the game, and you would have to train for a quite a long time in order to play it.

YES!! Its all so clear now!!

good old sun eh!? :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

 

[Nick]

This was EMT, the driver was sacked because they sent photos to a collegue on an express at over 100mph. It's true I reckon.

 

[steve158]

looking at the pic in the s*n it's not a MML uniform - it's a plain green tie as far as i remember.

 

[bunnahabhain]

Plain dark green tie I believe it is.

Oh and Andy Reed is a plonker, if he can get his face in a photo he's round any press story like a fly around dog excrement.

 

[Sprog]

...irregular festivities...

HAHAHA

That word filter is a source of never ending amusment!!

...I think 53 seconds is impossible isn't it?

Wow, 53 seconds, thats a hard time to beat hock:

 

[Tom B]

Think that's a candidate for the RailUK 2005 Worst Pun award .

Rather like the cutting on The News Quiz today

"Sex education creates divisions. Girls find it easy but boys just find things getting harder and harder"

 

[Sprog]

Think that's a candidate for the RailUK 2005 Worst Pun award .

....No idea what your talking about!!? :? :roll:

 

[richa2002]

They keep saying 125MPH. The top speed on the MML is 110MPH!

 

[Ben]

They keep saying 125MPH. The top speed on the MML is 110MPH!

Not even that is it?

Thought it was 100MPH?

 

[AlexS]

It's 110mph past Loughborough in the Down direction at least, dunno where else though.

 

[Nick]

It's 110mph past Loughborough in the Down direction at least, dunno where else though.

Cricklewood.

 

[Donny Dave]

There is also a 110mph section through Belper

 

[Nick]

There is also a 110mph section through Belper

There is?