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Topic ID 482
09/02/2005 by Admin
Guards on trains
Maybe ONE aren't all bad after all.... Looks like the trains might be a bit safer soon.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/4249023.stm
Posted as a new thread by Admin. Thanks to SpottyDog for original post
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Reply ID 4263
10/02/2005 by OldCross
Long overdue. Especially on the late night trains that take an hour and stop at some very foreboding stations!
Reply ID 4305
11/02/2005 by Drama Queen
They got rid of Guards back end of the 1980's when I first started commuting. We pleaded not to get rid of them for the security aspect, esp. if you are a female. Seems like we were right all along!
Reply ID 4308
11/02/2005 by jez_p
Not quite the same job as the old "Guard" job. I suspect that the new Security Guards will not have anything to do with the operation of the train, unlike the old ones. Still I can see your point.
Reply ID 4311
11/02/2005 by del
give them cs gas and night sticks..viva la resistance!
Reply ID 4510
17/02/2005 by maxrael
hooray... hopefully this'll mean they'll consider running the trains a later into the night...
Reply ID 4516
17/02/2005 by CityBird
Never get on an all station stopper when coming back from the City late at night much better to wait and get a fast one that doesn't stop at all the dodgy places.
Reply ID 4519
17/02/2005 by Ewoowar
I agree. I've never liked the late trains. Uncomfortable atmosphere.
Reply ID 4524
17/02/2005 by smileyoriley
it doesn't help that you can't see out onto the platforms either when it's dark - not enough lighting
Reply ID 4526
17/02/2005 by Ewoowar
And why is it that the first few hundred yards walking from a train station always seem so desolate at night?
Reply ID 4528
17/02/2005 by smileyoriley
I can understand people wanting to move to a village location with a train station nearby but for me that can only be a disadvantage almost. Generally you'd have to drive to get there, they tend to stop at every station enroute, and they are out in the sticks so very isolated
Reply ID 4532
17/02/2005 by Ewoowar
Hertford was once out in the sticks.............but that's for another thread!
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