11:43 Bedford to Brighton FCC train overshot Preston Park Station this morning.

[Deleted User X18H]

Driver announced he wasn't concentrating ! Signaller wouldn't let him reverse back. So therefore he couldn't open the doors and had to proceed to Brighton.

Bloody inconvenient !

What would have happened if he had lost concentration approaching Brighton??

Email sent to Neal Lawson

Disgraceful.

 

[Conkers]

I was on one which forgot to stop at HH, Wivs, BH and PP. Stopped at Hassocks though!

 

[pasty]

Driver announced he wasn't concentrating ! Signaller wouldn't let him reverse back. So therefore he couldn't open the doors and had to proceed to Brighton.

Exactly the same thing, and reason given, happened a couple of months back coming back from London on a GWExp train

 

[Elvis]

A mandatory drug/alcohol test for him I believe. My brother in laws dad is a retired copper, and works for a company that undertakes such tests. He once told me that overrunning the platform is a huge NO-NO in the eyes of train drivers and management, not to mention bloody inconvenient for those wanting to disembark the train.

 

[brightn'ove]

its nice to know that we are in good hands...

 

[Tricky Dicky]

One morning on leaving E Croydon we were routed accidentally towards Vic instead of London Bridge - I don't understand how that should be possible. Have been on trains over-shooting or not stopping many times.

 

[Albumen]

So he/she made a mistake. Get them the sack, go on. What has country turned into?

 

[Ninja Elephant]

So he/she made a mistake. Get them the sack, go on. What has country turned into?

Agree entirely. Yes, it's an unfortunate error and it causes inconvenience. But life goes on. No need to vindictively hunt them down and make a massive issue out of it.

 

[Deadly Danson]

So he/she made a mistake. Get them the sack, go on. What has country turned into?

This. He/She lost concentration for a second, plus it's leaf fall season so the tracks are extra slippery. Happens from time to time because, guess what, train drivers are human. And if he'd done it at Brighton (which is unlikely as it's a terminus so he/she wouldn't "forget" they were stopping there), overspeed grids would have stopped him.
Maybe we should all stand over HB&B whilst he works and shout "disgraceful" every time he makes a mistake.

 

[Danny-Boy]

Driver announced he wasn't concentrating ! Signaller wouldn't let him reverse back. So therefore he couldn't open the doors and had to proceed to Brighton.

Bloody inconvenient !

What would have happened if he had lost concentration approaching Brighton??

Email sent to Neal Lawson

Disgraceful.

No use sending one to Norman Baker now..he's changed Government stations..still a few other topics though, like policing and crowd control..

 

[Eksman]

Bloody out of order, as people have said everyone makes mistakes. This driver probably has a family to support and you're happy to try and get him the sack, yeh nice one doughnut

 

[timbha]

Driver announced he wasn't concentrating ! Signaller wouldn't let him reverse back. So therefore he couldn't open the doors and had to proceed to Brighton.

Bloody inconvenient !

What would have happened if he had lost concentration approaching Brighton??

Email sent to Neal Lawson

Disgraceful.

haven't you got anything better to do than tell the world of NSC the events that befall you? Train overshooting the platform, emailing a complaint, whatever next? I can't wait for the next instalment

 

[Stat Brother]

So he/she made a mistake. Get them the sack, go on. What has country turned into?

Agree entirely. Yes, it's an unfortunate error and it causes inconvenience. But life goes on. No need to vindictively hunt them down and make a massive issue out of it.

But if you've never made a mistake in your entire life, the very least you should expect from everybody else, is exactly the same level of greatness.

 

[sparkie]

Maybe we should all stand over HB&B whilst he works and shout "disgraceful" every time he makes a mistake.

This. It was obvious who started this thread without even checking

 

[Badger]

Maybe we should all stand over HB&B whilst he works and shout "disgraceful" every time he makes a mistake.

If his blogs are anything to go by we'd very quickly get tired of shouting at him.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Ridiculous reaction to a trivial and minor inconvenience.

 

[British Bulldog]

Driver announced he wasn't concentrating ! Signaller wouldn't let him reverse back. So therefore he couldn't open the doors and had to proceed to Brighton.

Bloody inconvenient !

What would have happened if he had lost concentration approaching Brighton??

Email sent to Neal Lawson

Disgraceful.

You can send all the Emails you want it won't make a slight bit of difference as the driver will be in big trouble anyway, He will have been relived of his duties and drug tested long before you've even thought what to write or who to send it to. All you will have achieved is wasting your own time and the time of the person who had to read it.

 

[bn1&bn3 Albion]

Some people really do lead very miserable lives.. Complaining about something as minor as this.

 

[JBizzleBeard]

Does anyone follow Boring Tweeter on Twitter? Well it's just like this thread.

 

[Mackenzie]

Driver announced he wasn't concentrating ! Signaller wouldn't let him reverse back. So therefore he couldn't open the doors and had to proceed to Brighton.

Bloody inconvenient !

What would have happened if he had lost concentration approaching Brighton??

Email sent to Neal Lawson

Disgraceful.

Boohoo you git.