What is wrong with taking a photo of an inconsiderate person doing an inconsiderate act. I would not believe someone would even think of straddling a bike with complete disregard to other users until I saw the photo. The argument that it was probably empty when he boarded the train and then he dosed off makes no sense. If it was empty he would have found space near the doors or where the bikes are normally stored. The issue is not that people did not wake him or did make an attempt to wake him. The issue is the bike in the position in the first place.
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CopperBrompton
Bicycle: a means of transport between cake-stops
- Location
- London
Which commuter trains have guards?
That picture needed a passive angry face in. The angry blog shows how it's done
http://apiln.blogspot.co.uk/
http://apiln.blogspot.co.uk/
hondated
Guru
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Just glad it wasn't me needing a seat as that would of definitely been removed very quickly.
jefmcg
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NorthernDave
Never used Über Member
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They all do up here. Mind you, they're needed to ensure we don't let our whippets on the seats...
jefmcg
Guru
Most of the ones through Vauxhall would, but only some stop there. Windsor&Eton Riverside trains stop there and have a guard, but the time is wrong. Reading trains sometimes stop at Vauxhall, but not at that time. I don' think the loop trains that run out to twickenham and back in via wimbledon have guards though.
vickster
Legendary Member
There was a guard on the train I took last night, granted wasn't the rush hour
jefmcg
Guru
I stand corrected. That was the loop train. So I suspect all trains through Vauxhall (mainline) have a guard.There was a guard on the train I took last night, granted wasn't the rush hour
Sara_H
Guru
Blimey - if this is not a set up (which I'm not convinced of - man in suit, situation hyped up by ie no mud on bike as reported, vacant seats and lack of standing passengers clearly visible in reflection and honestly, why didn't someone just wake him if its a genuine situation.) then I agree that the bloke is a cheeky so and so for placing the bike there and he shouldn't have done it.
But is this really news that warrants publication in the newspaper?
Feels like a set up to whip the motards up a bit more to me.
But is this really news that warrants publication in the newspaper?
Feels like a set up to whip the motards up a bit more to me.
Probably a set up pic. Put a pic of a twat cyclist - guaranteed to get the readers in. Presume Daily Heil will take this.
jefmcg
Guru
One of the commenters points out you can see empty seats reflected in the glass. So even if the sleeping suit is real, the problem he was causing is not.
(I was checking the comments to see if they mentioned Road Tax - no - or RLJ - yes! But I think that was in jest)
(I was checking the comments to see if they mentioned Road Tax - no - or RLJ - yes! But I think that was in jest)
Jefferson Meriwether
Veteran
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When I worked for South Eastern Trains then FGW every commuter train had a guard. If us guards didn't regularly patrol the trains our depot managers would soon be giving us a chewed ear.
I assume the industry is still, by & large, the same nowadays.
CopperBrompton
Bicycle: a means of transport between cake-stops
- Location
- London
Definitely no guards on First Great Eastern (though they are pretty good at having ticket inspectors on board quite regularly).
