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Old 14th April 2010, 22:33
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Originally Posted by ccmmick View Post
A question for some of you old freight train drivers.
Passenger train drivers always thought that they were far more superior to freight drivers i would always put my hand up when passing trains but some of the passenger drivers would just look straight ahead and when you walked into a mess room they would look at you like a piece of dirt.
It’s quite funny really i now drive a home delivery van for Somerfield’s part time i always put my hand up to Asda Iceland and Tesco drivers some wave back and others just look straight ahead.
Something’s never change ccmmick.

Hi commick I was never a driver but during my time on the footplate there always seemed to bo some sort of pecking order. When I was working on locals at Enfiejd some Stratford mainline crews at Liverpool Street must have thought they were something special. Many a time I've nodded to a driver or fireman and been ignored.
When I was firing on the mainline I never intentionally ignored anybody but I did find that some crews from other sheds were not too keen on Kings Cross men. Perhaps they found us a bit flash and I suppose in a way these country boys were right.
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