Specific booked local train?

[Kite159]

I wonder if it was the same conductor who took over at Bradford Interchange on my Leeds>Chester train last Thursday afternoon. He took over from a really nice friendly guard who was entertaining us with his train shaped hole punch, and went through the train like the Gestapo, scrutinising everyone's tickets even those already punched, and seemingly determined to find a reason to reject them.

One poor lady was telling him repeatedly that she had checked before boarding with the then guard, who had authorised her to get that train as otherwise she would miss her connection as her booked train was running late. He spent about 10 minutes grilling her before reluctantly moving on to harass the next person with a valid ticket. I don't like to be unkind but there's nothing nice I can say about his unnecessarily aggressive attitude. For balance, every other Northern conductor I had dealings with in my three day holiday, involving about a dozen trains, was absolutely fine.

Reminds me of one of the conductors I had on that line during the dark days of Covid recovery (where some Northern guards would close off the rear coach due to the door release buttons). He barked at passengers to move out of the coach after it reversed at Bradford on a train towards Manchester and refused to move the train until everybody got out of his own special area.

So a 3 coach 195 was reduced to 1 and a bit coaches (so pretty much F&S) as he also failed to remove the barriers at the opposite end. There are some bad anti-passenger staff around whom sadly looked like the OP ran into when trying to minimise the delay. Any excuse to get some more commission.

 

[trainophile]

Oh yes I remember the three coach trains with one coach blocked off for the guard's private space. Just when everyone was desperate to get out and about again, and social distancing was still a recommended thing despite the relaxation of the rules meaning we were allowed to travel. The remaining two carriages were often rammed full with people who struggled to stay one foot apart, let alone six.

 

[jamiearmley]

Oh yes I remember the three coach trains with one coach blocked off for the guard's private space. Just when everyone was desperate to get out and about again, and social distancing was still a recommended thing despite the relaxation of the rules meaning we were allowed to travel. The remaining two carriages were often rammed full with people who struggled to stay one foot apart, let alone six.

Most of us guards were disgusted by it. I never enforced it.

 

[trainophile]

Most of us guards were disgusted by it. I never enforced it.

Then you're one of the good guys!