KYellowhammer
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- Joined
- 30 Jan 2011
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- 8
Hello all, first post.
I have been browsing quite a few of the threads and have noticed that several posters are currently railway staff as well as railway fans. So I am wondering how becoming a staff member, taking on shifts and the responsibility, possibly dealing with rowdy members of the public etc, affects your feelings towards the railways as a wider entity? And also how you guys manage to keep the "enthusiast" and the "professional doing their job" separate?
On the other hand the drivers often say its still the best job they have ever had [even those on DOO]. Seems its one of the very few lines of work where people do it as a day job and continue to express a keen interest in the infrastructure, traction etc even after becoming aware of the day to day pressures.
It would be interesting to read some stories from railway staff about how their interest in the railways came about, and also how their feelings changed [or indeed if their feelings changed at all] when joining up and working in the railway industry for a good while.
Cheers
I have been browsing quite a few of the threads and have noticed that several posters are currently railway staff as well as railway fans. So I am wondering how becoming a staff member, taking on shifts and the responsibility, possibly dealing with rowdy members of the public etc, affects your feelings towards the railways as a wider entity? And also how you guys manage to keep the "enthusiast" and the "professional doing their job" separate?
On the other hand the drivers often say its still the best job they have ever had [even those on DOO]. Seems its one of the very few lines of work where people do it as a day job and continue to express a keen interest in the infrastructure, traction etc even after becoming aware of the day to day pressures.
It would be interesting to read some stories from railway staff about how their interest in the railways came about, and also how their feelings changed [or indeed if their feelings changed at all] when joining up and working in the railway industry for a good while.
Cheers