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Jonnty posted:Finally, if you find yourself really hooked, consider getting the British Transport Film Collection BTF films like Snow and Rail have never ceased to confound me, and yet they're two of the most entertaining films of the lot to watch.
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Just managed to see the first episode of The Railway: Keeping Britain on Track and holy poo poo that was depressing. Constrasted even to what was seen in last year's The Tube, the sheer corporateness was depressing as gently caress. The engineers came off as pricks and the "front-line" workers looked like they were abused by both the passengers and their bosses. The episode I saw focused on King's Cross- is that the worst of it, or is it lovely like what I saw everywhere? Wonder how that all contrasts to Amtrak out here...
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Jonnty posted:By engineers do you mean drivers? Given that they're possibly some of the unionised workers most demonised by the press, I wouldn't say it's particularly surprising they're defensive. They came off more as smug than defensive, really. One bit of the Railway episode focused on a series of delays at King's Cross, mentioned the drivers' union right to a 30 min. break between runs, explained that the delay seen on-camera was due to a lack of drivers for the trains at the station, followed around the station-master who was frantically trying to radio for any available driver please just get the trains moving, and then showed a driver finally swaggering into view and explaining he had been at the pub for his 30-minute break. Ofaloaf fucked around with this message at 17:58 on Mar 16, 2013 |
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Jonnty posted:Why does severe disruption mean their breaks are any less necessary? In fact, surely everything getting hectic and increased journey times make it more necessary? Cerv posted:drivers can't rest, eat, piss, etc during their shift. if i recall correctly that train was about to embark on a several hour journey. Lady Gaza posted:I didn't like the manager in the King's Cross episode, I thought he came across as really fake. Otherwise everyone else seemed fine. I'd say that the episodes since that one have been much better though.
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Puntification posted:He presents a programme about riding around the country on trains following some victorian guide to Britain. And to think, he almost became leader of the Conservatives back in '97.
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Hezzy posted:Didn't see this posted here http://media.btp.police.uk/r/12532/man_who_drove_car_onto_tracks_which_was_hit_by_pa Why did that guy drive his car down the tracks and just leave it there in the first place?
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