We get a lot of doom and gloom around these parts so something good for once. I'm on the 18:42 from Plymouth to Penzance and on the outskirts of St Austell we hit a deer. Now nobody on board actually noticed this because we continued on into the station as normal it wasn't until the TM came on the PA to announce that we'd hit a deer and sprung a fuel leak that we knew anything was wrong. Cue much sighing from all around as a leaking tank would surely mean a big delay.
However not very much later the TM came back on the PA to inform us that the driver had (in horrible weather) fixed the fuel leak and once he'd cleaned himself up we'd be back on our way. So we ended up leaving St Austell just twenty minute late. Cracking work all round and a reminder that it's not all doom and gloom on the railway
And yes I have emailed FGW praising their staffs actions!
However not very much later the TM came back on the PA to inform us that the driver had (in horrible weather) fixed the fuel leak and once he'd cleaned himself up we'd be back on our way. So we ended up leaving St Austell just twenty minute late. Cracking work all round and a reminder that it's not all doom and gloom on the railway
And yes I have emailed FGW praising their staffs actions!