London Underground Tube

[stellaartios]

Hi all just wanna know if any of you use the tube / underground , as i drive on the tube i would like to educate all of you who have any questions so fire away ( this is gonna hurt :shooter )

[Juvenilerider]

Do you know someone called Sam Chumbley who's doing an appretiship thing?

[stellaartios]

Do you know someone called Sam Chumbley who's doing an appretiship thing?
No sorry i dont , where is she working and doing what ? I am a driver so dont deal with other staff too often except for service control managers etc :laugh1

[SDM]

My question is................why on earth are we putting up post like this on a bike forum, don't they have a forum like 'London undergrounders.com'...:laugh1 :laugh1 :laugh1

[Juvenilerider]

Because it's in Romford Market, we can talk about what we want in here.

Have you seen the film, 'Creep' ? Has anyone ever got locked in a station over night? ha

[SDM]

Point taken................but bike forum...........

[crescent750]

I work in Lakeside in a warehouse that stores soap powder.. I drive a big yellow truck..
If anyone has any questions.....etc,etc,etc..

Silver, I see what ya sayin..

[stellaartios]

My question is................why on earth are we putting up post like this on a bike forum, don't they have a forum like 'London undergrounders.com'...:laugh1 :laugh1 :laugh1

This is a general chat page so whatever geezer :shooter

[Keir_K3]

how do the cleaner people in the florrie jackets know when the train doors are about to close even if there are no announcements or door buzzers?

[DJMCJERICO]

Why is there no air con?, Them stupid strips that let a bit of dusty air in from the tunnle are crap.

If is so dangerous to go near the rails why do you never see any dead rodents on the tracks?

Why are buskers allowed to damage our ears but we arn't allowed to twat them?

Why, if you buy a one DAY travel card you arn't allowed to go back to the station you bought it from and then go somewhere else!:shooter

Why is there not enough carrages during rush hour?

[RaceMeNSee]

How do the really smelly Pikeys who lean over you when the train lurches afford to be on the tube so much!? and as the driver could you throw them off and beat them with a shovel! Also how fast can they go?The trains not the pikeys.errrrrr.........i have visions of 1 stick that you push and that makes it go forward.....and thats it up the front.....is this true!? is there a button that can disconnect any of the rear trams from your power unit part?

[stellaartios]

how do the cleaner people in the florrie jackets know when the train doors are about to close even if there are no announcements or door buzzers?
AIR NOISE FROM DOOR ENGINES ! Gives them a few seconds to get out , or they travel back from next station lol

[stellaartios]

Why is there no air con?, Them stupid strips that let a bit of dusty air in from the tunnle are crap.

If is so dangerous to go near the rails why do you never see any dead rodents on the tracks?

Why are buskers allowed to damage our ears but we arn't allowed to twat them?

Why, if you buy a one DAY travel card you arn't allowed to go back to the station you bought it from and then go somewhere else!:shooter

Why is there not enough carrages during rush hour? Air con coming on new stock throughout the whole train , you have to be earthed to die or touch both rails at same time , rodents fit under the live parts and dont touch , its dc not ac current , twat em if ya like but new powers give em a licence to busk with permission , but not on trains , hit at your own will lol , the system was built 120 + years ago they didnt realise it was gonne get this busy so platforms aint long enough nor are trains , as for one day travel card ask a station or ticket staff for your answer

[stellaartios]

How do the really smelly Pikeys who lean over you when the train lurches afford to be on the tube so much!? and as the driver could you throw them off and beat them with a shovel! Also how fast can they go?The trains not the pikeys.errrrrr.........i have visions of 1 stick that you push and that makes it go forward.....and thats it up the front.....is this true!? is there a button that can disconnect any of the rear trams from your power unit part?
As for pikies lol all allowed to travel , wait til it ges hot , also a few ways of driving techniques , push stick or turnstile levers , the train can be split into two on district line , 3 on circle line , other lines iu dunno aint my stock

[RaceMeNSee]

Ahem!!!!?!?? oops sorry nice one!

[stellaartios]

I work in Lakeside in a warehouse that stores soap powder.. I drive a big yellow truck..
If anyone has any questions.....etc,etc,etc..

Silver, I see what ya sayin..
This is a general chat room so can post what i like , if you dont like leave and shut the door behind you :shooter

[DJMCJERICO]

I work in Lakeside in a warehouse that stores soap powder.. I drive a big yellow truck..
If anyone has any questions.....etc,etc,etc..

Silver, I see what ya sayin..

Is it triumph yellow or tractor yellow?

[RaceMeNSee]

I get to drive a yellow counter balance in a couple of weeks time, have to do the liceance then ile be away, lifting up everything i can find! I cant wait to try and lift up a car! lol

[Juvenilerider]

How fast do the trains go? Can you get in **** for speeding? Whats the weirdest thing you've ever seen?

If you were in a ****ty mood, could you just not stop at the platform and go past it?

[Jetski]

Why is it that those that don't USUALLY have to take the tube, end up having to use it on the HOTTEST day of the year, and end up sat next to the BIGGEST SWEATIEST fat boy on the planet, who ate a mystery meat kebab with dogs breath sauce the night before and finished the remains for breakfast??

[RaceMeNSee]

Both very good points, i already asked the speed one and he didnt answer! Also how much do you get paid, and how long did it take to get your train driving liceance! oh and also can i have some money? or some free train tickets! OH and come to the pub next wednesday!

[Juvenilerider]

Yeah, how do you learn to drive a train?

[DJMCJERICO]

You go Train-ing Doh :headbash

[stellaartios]

How fast do the trains go? Can you get in **** for speeding? Whats the weirdest thing you've ever seen?

If you were in a ****ty mood, could you just not stop at the platform and go past it?
if i in ****ty mood i dont have to stop but sum 1 will grass me up and then cctv tapes will be pulled and they will do me lol , trains can go all speeds we have a lot of set speeds all over the line and if not adhered to can get done or end up off the track ( derailed ) and the weirdest thing ive seen is a passenger saying thank you lol , thats apart from drunks and other various adult behaviour that should be in the bedroom lol

[stellaartios]

Both very good points, i already asked the speed one and he didnt answer! Also how much do you get paid, and how long did it take to get your train driving liceance! oh and also can i have some money? or some free train tickets! OH and come to the pub next wednesday!
trains speeds vary , district is from 0 - 55 mph , get paid not enough considering i carry more than a jumbo jet pilot and just as much responsability for safety etc , training takes 8 weeks or so , retested every year and visually watched twice a year by a manager , no you cant have any money , no free tickets , cant drink either due to drug & alcohol policy :grin1

[stellaartios]

Yeah, how do you learn to drive a train?

How do you learn to drive a car ?

[RaceMeNSee]

with time and concentration?!

[stellaartios]

Why is it that those that don't USUALLY have to take the tube, end up having to use it on the HOTTEST day of the year, and end up sat next to the BIGGEST SWEATIEST fat boy on the planet, who ate a mystery meat kebab with dogs breath sauce the night before and finished the remains for breakfast??

Bad luck , happens to me too , remember we all use the tube too to get to work , and if i unlucky a driver i take off might be fat smelly and also a hot sunny day , and bear in mind the driving cab is the hottest place than anywhere else on the train :rockon

[stellaartios]

mistake lol

[RaceMeNSee]

Is that like some new londoner slang for krack or something?!

[stellaartios]

Is that like some new londoner slang for krack or something?!
wrong website lol oops sorry :grin3

[bikerchick46]

The circle/hammersmith/met lines better be working tomoz, cos i need to get to liverpool st by 10am tomoz from euston square! :jumping2

[FACESLIDER]

Why do signals fail all the time? Surley it can't be that hard to fix them and for them to stay fixed. When are they going to update the district line trains? Why does the underground go to sh*t every time we get a bit of hot weather? Why do people with greasy hair fall asleep on the glass bits near the doors and smear there scum all over the glass. Why does the fatest smelliest hairy arse labourer always sit next to me? Why don't they stop buskers getting on the train? Why do female imigrant beggers think that waving there baby in my face is gonna make me give them some money? Why wont young children just stay in there efin seats? Why have someone who has trouble with there english laguage give anounsments over the speaker? Why are some loud speaker systems on trains really loud and some are stupidly quite? Why do some drivers say something like this "Sorry but we're being held here a mo, I'm not sure why but we should be moving very shortly".....Why don't you know? don't tell me we're not moving, I BLOODY KNOW we're not moving, I want to know why, and how do you know we're be moving shortly if you dont know why we're here.
Why are the trains not cleaned propally? If you hit one of the seats it exsplodes in a cloud of s**t and dust. Why is there always one person who thinks that they can squease on an already jam packed train? Why do people who have been to the Ideal Home Exepition insist on traveling home on the District line with the big long fancy mops and dusters that there've just bought? Surley thats a health and safety issuehttp://www.essexbikers.co.uk/forum/images/icons/icon12.gifloads of big poles blocking the isleshttp://www.essexbikers.co.uk/forum/images/icons/icon10.gif Why is there always one cocky chav bast**d (still with his Hi viz jacket and hardhat on, because he thinks he looks cool and hard) on his mobile talking over loud about all the "Pills" or "Gear" he done last night or the "Birds" he's pulled? Your a pr*ck mate get a life:grin2

Thats enough now I think, can you help at all?
I'm not bothered anymore really, Haven't had the pleasure of the underground for abot 4 years nowhttp://www.essexbikers.co.uk/forum/images/icons/icon12.gifhttp://www.essexbikers.co.uk/forum/images/icons/icon10.gifhttp://www.essexbikers.co.uk/forum/images/icons/icon10.gif

[Juvenilerider]

Do you ever run up the escalators the wrong way at night with your mates to see who wins?

Or slide things down the middle of the escalators to see which gets to the bottom first?

Have you seen the film, 'Creep'? How likely is that, that's a true story?

In a race between a train, and superman, who would win? :D

[bellyboy]

this thread just about sums up much of this forum,
geeeeeeeeeeeeeeez is.nt this pub chat? :laughboun dont you guys get out?

what happens in the pub?
do you give someone your e mail and then walk away?:grin2 ????:laugh2

yes open topics but surely bike related??? leave the anything goes stuff for face to face :cuddle .....yes I'm in a grumpy mood!!!:punch1

but honestly Tube Driver!! PS how.s your new Blade handle?...like its on rails???:laugh2 . :eyewobble

work that lot out!!!!!

see ya all soon.......if they let me out

[harriebird]

this thread just about sums up much of this forum,
geeeeeeeeeeeeeeez is.nt this pub chat? :laughboun dont you guys get out?

PMSL!!!! don't you get out?!!! ;) :grin2

[bellyboy]

Hi Hairybird,,,:love3 :laugh1 i'm joshing I really dont give a monkeys what people talk about!!!.............

[monkreadusuk]

I actually found this thread interesting! As for the Ticket question, I'm a ticket inspector on 'One' and as far as I know, the travel card thing doesn't apply on british rail, I can only guess that on the LUL its to stop people passing back the ticket to mates (bit of a wild guess, seems silly to me). The underground signals can't fail as much as the ones on the overheads do :P

ALso, do you get many suicides on the LUL?

[stellaartios]

Why do signals fail all the time? Surley it can't be that hard to fix them and for them to stay fixed. When are they going to update the district line trains? Why does the underground go to sh*t every time we get a bit of hot weather? Why do people with greasy hair fall asleep on the glass bits near the doors and smear there scum all over the glass. Why does the fatest smelliest hairy arse labourer always sit next to me? Why don't they stop buskers getting on the train? Why do female imigrant beggers think that waving there baby in my face is gonna make me give them some money? Why wont young children just stay in there efin seats? Why have someone who has trouble with there english laguage give anounsments over the speaker? Why are some loud speaker systems on trains really loud and some are stupidly quite? Why do some drivers say something like this "Sorry but we're being held here a mo, I'm not sure why but we should be moving very shortly".....Why don't you know? don't tell me we're not moving, I BLOODY KNOW we're not moving, I want to know why, and how do you know we're be moving shortly if you dont know why we're here.
Why are the trains not cleaned propally? If you hit one of the seats it exsplodes in a cloud of s**t and dust. Why is there always one person who thinks that they can squease on an already jam packed train? Why do people who have been to the Ideal Home Exepition insist on traveling home on the District line with the big long fancy mops and dusters that there've just bought? Surley thats a health and safety issuehttp://www.essexbikers.co.uk/forum/images/icons/icon12.gifloads of big poles blocking the isleshttp://www.essexbikers.co.uk/forum/images/icons/icon10.gif Why is there always one cocky chav bast**d (still with his Hi viz jacket and hardhat on, because he thinks he looks cool and hard) on his mobile talking over loud about all the "Pills" or "Gear" he done last night or the "Birds" he's pulled? Your a pr*ck mate get a life:grin2

Thats enough now I think, can you help at all?
I'm not bothered anymore really, Haven't had the pleasure of the underground for abot 4 years nowhttp://www.essexbikers.co.uk/forum/images/icons/icon12.gifhttp://www.essexbikers.co.uk/forum/images/icons/icon10.gifhttp://www.essexbikers.co.uk/forum/images/icons/icon10.gif

WHY CANT YOU SPELL ? All the equipment is old old old , a new network of radio and communications is under way although behind time , also most of the problems are to do with metronet not lul , signals , train pa
equipment and so on , all lul do is drive and serve , everything else is under metronet , tubelines contract , so if you wanna blame anyone blame the goverment for it , also we cant choose who we let on trains as most have tickets to travel even the beggars with babies , guiturs so on , , and i bet you have got onto a packed train to get home eh so double standard there i think . Belive it or not we dont always know why we just sitting there , all we know that the signal is red , but there is a procedure that must be carried out when that happens , and the train radio we use to speak to the controller is always in a blind spot so we cant get a signal to ask for info , hope this helps a bit

[stellaartios]

Do you ever run up the escalators the wrong way at night with your mates to see who wins?

Or slide things down the middle of the escalators to see which gets to the bottom first?

Have you seen the film, 'Creep'? How likely is that, that's a true story?

In a race between a train, and superman, who would win? :D
I drive a train i dont work on stations so dont use escalators , i have seen the film creep and no its not true also if stations are closed and no trains running the station supervisor would see all that **** going on via the cctv and it would not happen , superman would win :laugh2

[FACESLIDER]

WHY CANT YOU SPELL ?

Because i'm a highly paid carpenter/joiner, I don't need to spell,http://www.essexbikers.co.uk/forum/images/icons/icon12.gif
and I haven't got a spell check, and my girlfriends not inhttp://www.essexbikers.co.uk/forum/images/icons/icon12.gifhttp://www.essexbikers.co.uk/forum/images/icons/icon10.gif

[stellaartios]

I actually found this thread interesting! As for the Ticket question, I'm a ticket inspector on 'One' and as far as I know, the travel card thing doesn't apply on british rail, I can only guess that on the LUL its to stop people passing back the ticket to mates (bit of a wild guess, seems silly to me). The underground signals can't fail as much as the ones on the overheads do :P

ALso, do you get many suicides on the LUL?

You just reminded me , you are correct , it only works again after ten minutes , to stop it being used passedback , well said you :jumping2

[stellaartios]

Why is it that those that don't USUALLY have to take the tube, end up having to use it on the HOTTEST day of the year, and end up sat next to the BIGGEST SWEATIEST fat boy on the planet, who ate a mystery meat kebab with dogs breath sauce the night before and finished the remains for breakfast??
Unlucky not your day :laugh2

[stellaartios]

Because i'm a highly paid carpenter/joiner, I don't need to spell,http://www.essexbikers.co.uk/forum/images/icons/icon12.gif
and I haven't got a spell check, and my girlfriends not inhttp://www.essexbikers.co.uk/forum/images/icons/icon12.gifhttp://www.essexbikers.co.uk/forum/images/icons/icon10.gif
whats highly paid these days then ?:rockon

[FACESLIDER]

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[stellaartios]

Is it as much as a tube driver then , cos they say we are highly paid :jumping1 :rockon

[SDM]

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LMFBO..........................

[Lateshift]

i wouldnt get out of bed for a train drivers wages! :D

they all look like Gollum stuck under there all day anyway :D

[Jetski]

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Oooooh you must be loaded!!


ROFL!! :D

[gixer400]

Why is there always one cocky chav bast**d (still with his Hi viz jacket and hardhat on, because he thinks he looks cool and hard) on his mobile talking over loud about all the "Pills" or "Gear" he done last night or the "Birds" he's pulled? Your a pr*ck mate get a life:grin2

hahaha. there was one of these guys on my train home from work yesterday. why do you need to wear you hard hat on a train?? sad bast.ard.

wasnt the underground though. i work 10 mins from liverpool st, so i get nice fresh exhaust air to breathe in.

[Juvenilerider]

why do you need to wear you hard hat on a train??

DURR! Incase it crashes!

[gixer400]

silly me. i should start taking one with me

[monkreadusuk]

hahaha. there was one of these guys on my train home from work yesterday. why do you need to wear you hard hat on a train?? sad bast.ard.

wasnt the underground though. i work 10 mins from liverpool st, so i get nice fresh exhaust air to breathe in.

Do you travel through Liv St Station at all?

[DJMCJERICO]

Re my ticket question:

One day last year i needed to go to Rainham in the morning and then to the city at night so i thought instead of paying the £8 odd just to get to Rainham i got a travel card. I got the card from Westcliff station, went to rainham and got back a few hours later, went through the turnstyles at Westcliff and it swallowed the card!

Apparently because i had bought it at Westcliff, when i got back there i had finished my journey, they wouldn't give me another one neither, cnuts :shooter

[gixer400]

i get off there at about 8.10ish and then go back at about 5.10ish. only a couple of times a week at the mo, but hopefully that will increase.

[monkreadusuk]

Was working that time this week, on the barrier line :)

[RaceMeNSee]

can you let us in and out if we dont have a ticket!? lol

[gixer400]

if i could get through chelmsford barriers that would be soo cool.

from now on ill wave at all the barrier dudes.
some are real nice and when ive got lots of bags or am with my sis with a pushchair let us through without seeing a ticket.

[gsxr dude]

why is there no seat belt on a train and what is the top end on one of thoses babies? 0-60?????

[the captain]

How many secret tunnels are down there and whats in em?

id love to have a look round there!

[gixer400]

they have some that were used in the war as government thinggys.

[RaceMeNSee]

they have some that were used in the war as government thinggys.

**** yeah, are there specific lines that go like straight to like nuclear bunkers and that?

[MickyGixer]

Has the Forum Name changed from Essex BIKERS to Essex TRAINSPOTTERS???....lolol...:laugh1

[auroredj]

WHY CANT YOU SPELL ? All the equipment is old old old , a new network of radio and communications is under way although behind time , also most of the problems are to do with metronet not lul , signals , train pa
equipmet and so on , all lul do is drive and serve , everything else is under metronet , tubelines contract , so if you wanna blame anyone blame the goverment for it , also we cant choose who we let on trains as most have tickets to travel even the beggars with babies , guiturs so on , , and i bet you have got onto a packed train to get home eh so double standard there i think . Belive it or not we dont always know why we just sitting there , all we know that the signal is red , but there is a procedure that must be carried out when that happens , and the train radio we use to speak to the controller is always in a blind spot so we cant get a signal to ask for info , hope this helps a bit

Take a look at your own spelling before you pull others up on theirs, as above you might want to put a n in equipment :laugh1

[Lateshift]

Take a look at your own spelling before you pull others up on theirs, as above you might want to put a n in equipment :laugh1

is that the only one you found? :D

there are more trust me ;)

[auroredj]

is that the only one you found? :D

there are more trust me ;)

No Mick, as usual I was just making a point :cat

[Lateshift]

if you are going to make one, do it properly then!!! :D


highlight the lot!!!!!!!!!!!

shame the blighter :D :D

[auroredj]

PMSL................ Don't you think I get in enough trouble, people keep saying that I don't mince my words :laugh1 :laugh1 :laugh1 ain't got a clue what they mean though:grin2 :grin2

[MickyGixer]

I like mince....especially with spaghetti.....mmmm:laughboun

[stellaartios]

DURR! Incase it crashes!

have you ever seen an underground train crash ? i think there was one once years ago 1980 something moorgate

[stellaartios]

i just like to say that i dont often do spelling mistakes its just a fact of me trying to rush to answer all your questions as getting bombarded and mistyping as i dont use a keyboard that much :grin1 see word perfect and spelt correctly :shooter

[bellyboy]

f'''cking brilliant...........

?????????????????????????????? this is the funniest most enlightening thread ever.......I take back any tosh I've said in earlier statements...

keep it up EB'ers this thread gets funnier...and I still cant work out who is being serious...or is that cerius amongst us or is it them or you??? or we???

[Lateshift]

we h'aim to please :D

[SDM]

I aim when I pee's...............:laugh1 :laugh1

[auroredj]

have you ever seen an underground train crash ? i think there was one once years ago 1980 something moorgate

Was that when you was doing your training by any chance?? PMSL :laugh1 :laugh1 :laugh1

[monkreadusuk]

if i could get through chelmsford barriers that would be soo cool.

from now on ill wave at all the barrier dudes.
some are real nice and when ive got lots of bags or am with my sis with a pushchair let us through without seeing a ticket.

Lol, I'll keep an eye out for anyone waving at us tmw morning :P Watch out for the old grumpy bastard though :)

[stellaartios]

Was that when you was doing your training by any chance?? PMSL :laugh1 :laugh1 :laugh1

No the driver commited suicide they think , now we got bombers doing it for us :shooter

[Juvenilerider]

have you ever seen an underground train crash ? i think there was one once years ago 1980 something moorgate

Clearly it'd be pointless on the underground, but wearing a hardhat on an over ground train might help? :grin2

[gixer400]

my sisters boyfriend has seen a few people jump under the trains, im sure if they had hard hats on theyd be fine :)

[MickyGixer]

Was that when you was doing your training by any chance?? PMSL :laugh1 :laugh1 :laugh1


:laugh1 This thread has now bored me that much I feel like driving my Fu**ing head into a fuc*** brick wall - let alone driving a train into one.......:shooter

[DoodleBug]

my sisters boyfriend has seen a few people jump under the trains, im sure if they had hard hats on theyd be fine :)

I saw a man commit suicide with the aid of a train last year. Bit messy. On the plus side the fireman made me laugh, and I quote:

Oh, he'll be alright with a couple of plasters!

When I left the scene they were still looking for bits and pieces.

[krobinson1960@tiscali.co.]

i'm a train driver you wouldn't be funny if you had one come through the cab window like i did at 35 mph

[DoodleBug]

I was laughing at the humour, not the situation mate. If it happened to you, you honestly have my sympathies. :(