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Is train driving a propper job?

is it?
i mean they do nothing all day, aprt from sit on their arses driving with 2 fingers.
when is the last time u saw 1 do any wrk?
they drive in the wrong direction and don't even say sorry.

seriosuly, what do these ppl do?

what kinda job is it - some1 tell me.

yeah - i'm still made at them from the other day.

some1 say something +ve about train drvs.

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Reply 1

Debussy

they drive trains....

Reply 2

not_me

hubarabsprog

some1 say something +ve about train drvs.

youd be ****ed w/o them

Reply 3

Ribomania

Could drive two trains

Reply 4

hubarabsprog

i've found a song about them:
http://www.amateurtransplants.com/
click on listen
click on the headphones next to 'london underground'

sums up my felling about train drivers.

Reply 5

Agha Zain

not_me

youd be ****ed w/o them

Yes, exactly. What would you do without them.

Zain

Reply 6

Herleif

i read somewhere its one of (if not the highest) paid job you can go into without a degree. (excluding playing the stock market or anything self-employed etc)

Reply 7

hubarabsprog

Agha Zain

Yes, exactly. What would you do without them.

Zain

drive the thing myself. can't be that hard. like that song says - all the say is please mind the doors and they learn that on the 2 day course.
i mean how hard is it to do this:?

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Reply 8

SJ No.18

im sure that bit is programmed. They only talk when theres a delay.

Reply 9

Hayley_2k4

SJ No.18

im sure that bit is programmed. They only talk when theres a delay.

My dad is a train driver...

Reply 10

Herleif

Hayley_2k4

My dad is a train driver...

is he ever tempted to just ignore the signals, for the sheer thrill value ?

rofl.

When they stop, they have to get it lined up perfect. Apart from that and dealing with people committing suicide in front of them...erm...

Reply 13

Herleif

glance

When they stop, they have to get it lined up perfect.

They always stop at different parts of the platform at my stop :frown:

glance

Also they have to deal with people committing suicide in front of them.

Is there special training for that?

Reply 14

shazzam

metta

s there special training for that?

Doubt it, wonder what it would be like if they did though? Must be horrible for the driver involved when things like that happen :frown:

Reply 15

Fluent in Lies

Surely its nearly all automated? If its not it should be, then we wouldnt have to pay for train driveres, who could in turn get another, ultimately more usefull job.

Reply 16

SammyD

My uncle is a train driver. He earns a comfortable wage and only has to work two days a week.

They don't stop for any animal smaller than a cow and it is generally accepted that you doze off occasionally if you're on the night shift.

Reply 17

hubarabsprog

SammyD

sounds a nice job.

must be a bit crap having ppl kill themselves in front of u - not ur fault. jus trying to do a day's work.

Reply 18

rainjan_4now

metta

i read somewhere its one of (if not the highest) paid job you can go into without a degree. (excluding playing the stock market or anything self-employed etc)

Someone i know had to actually go to college in order to become a train driver. To the ignorant eye, i suppose they do nothing significant except pull on levers. But it's possible that something we do not may be the hardest part of the job, something undercover :confused:

. Might be due to the privatisation of London Underground.

In my opinion, something drastic has to be undercover in order for me to accept that train drivers should be paid more than london bus drivers.

Reply 19

puppy

Yeah and like what's with doctors? All they do is type prescriptions into a computer and be rude and cold to patients. I could just prescribe my own medication- it'd be more fun.

:rolleyes:

Why train drivers btw? There's a whole host of jobs you could say people get paid for when they (apparently) do very little. What do you work so hard at then that you deserve a wage/people to listen to your opinions etc?