He was drunk and fell down the gap, cut head, hopefully knocked some sense into him!
He wasn’t drunk, he slipped. He’s a lifelong CAFC fan that i know. Just glad he’s alright, he was very lucky.
I apologise then, although the guy with him was staggering about and holding cans. Glad to hear he's okay but as he walked back down the platform with no help, I assumed it wasn't anything serious.
Took this snap from Long Lane bridge this morning. Looks like a huge project on the Bexleyheath line. Seems a good job being done - just hope they're doing the correct side
In the event of engineering works being scheduled to take place on a Sunday, the following procedures and guidelines must be adhered to on the subsequent Monday morning:
All drivers, train crew and signalling staff must remain in their beds until at least midday.
Station staff must report to work as normal and lock themselves in the ticket office on arrival, where tea and biscuits will be provided. Announcements blaming all disruption on Network Rail must be made, via the public announcement tannoy system, on a half hourly basis. Under no circumstances may staff speak to, acknowledge, or in any way engage with the travelling public other than via the officially sanctioned platform announcements.
Communications Team members must report to work at 7am sharp and immediately issue a series of website updates and Tweets pointing the finger of blame squarely at Network Rail, accompanied by stock photographs of broken rails, men in orange jackets holding shovels and links to the "Contact Us" page on the Network Rail website. These can be found in Annex 17 of the Blame Avoidance Protocols Guidance Note. Do not respond to any direct queries or complaints from members of the public. Many of these people will be delusional and may stubbornly cling to the fanciful notion that it is our responsibility to get them to work. You should return to bed by no later than 8am.
Disaster Recovery Team (DRT) In the event that Network Rail are able to issue a convincing denial that their engineering works have overran, DRT squads will be dispatched to Lewisham, London Bridge,Greenwich and Orpington. Network Rail uniforms will be provided on arrival and team members will be required to position themselves trackside, in full view of the public, whilst standing around doing nothing and holding cups of tea. The Emergency Comms Team will then disseminate live "action shots" via all online media outlets."
Took this snap from Long Lane bridge this morning. Looks like a huge project on the Bexleyheath line. Seems a good job being done - just hope they're doing the correct side
unbelievably the trains were running fine this morning !
My Bexleyheath line train was running again and arrived at London Bridge TWO MINUTES EARLY!
And without a number of commuters who will have arrived at their station on time to find the train had already departed. Few things are more annoying.
My train arrives at Charring Cross early virtually everyday by up to 6 minutes. I think once the train gets to London Bridge it’s moved on as quick as possible to make way for others. It’s not really problem as it’s only a couple of stops to the of the line and there’s loads of trains.
unbelievably the trains were running fine this morning !
My Bexleyheath line train was running again and arrived at London Bridge TWO MINUTES EARLY!
And without a number of commuters who will have arrived at their station on time to find the train had already departed. Few things are more annoying.
My train arrives at Charring Cross early virtually everyday by up to 6 minutes. I think once the train gets to London Bridge it’s moved on as quick as possible to make way for others. It’s not really problem as it’s only a couple of stops to the of the line and there’s loads of trains.
Don't they fix the timetables to allow for delays? I was told that some timetables say the train takes up to 7 minutes to get from Waterloo East to Charing Cross (even though it takes two minutes) so even if the train is delayed on its way in it still arrives at its destination on time. They do this to avoid penalties I assume.
Just a reminder that some bright spark at Network Rail decided to close the Woolwich line for the whole of this coming weekend. This means no trains with buses between Lewisham and Charlton and Plumstead and Charlton. Southeastern haven't booked any extra buses before and after the match.
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God's own station.
"SOUTHEASTERN TRAINS - FAILURE JUSTIFICATION STAFF GUIDANCE MANUAL
Chapter 26: Over-running Engineering Works
In the event of engineering works being scheduled to take place on a Sunday, the following procedures and guidelines must be adhered to on the subsequent Monday morning:
All drivers, train crew and signalling staff must remain in their beds until at least midday.
Station staff must report to work as normal and lock themselves in the ticket office on arrival, where tea and biscuits will be provided. Announcements blaming all disruption on Network Rail must be made, via the public announcement tannoy system, on a half hourly basis. Under no circumstances may staff speak to, acknowledge, or in any way engage with the travelling public other than via the officially sanctioned platform announcements.
Communications Team members must report to work at 7am sharp and immediately issue a series of website updates and Tweets pointing the finger of blame squarely at Network Rail, accompanied by stock photographs of broken rails, men in orange jackets holding shovels and links to the "Contact Us" page on the Network Rail website. These can be found in Annex 17 of the Blame Avoidance Protocols Guidance Note.
Do not respond to any direct queries or complaints from members of the public. Many of these people will be delusional and may stubbornly cling to the fanciful notion that it is our responsibility to get them to work. You should return to bed by no later than 8am.
Disaster Recovery Team (DRT)
In the event that Network Rail are able to issue a convincing denial that their engineering works have overran, DRT squads will be dispatched to Lewisham, London Bridge,Greenwich and Orpington. Network Rail uniforms will be provided on arrival and team members will be required to position themselves trackside, in full view of the public, whilst standing around doing nothing and holding cups of tea. The Emergency Comms Team will then disseminate live "action shots" via all online media outlets."
I think once the train gets to London Bridge it’s moved on as quick as possible to make way for others. It’s not really problem as it’s only a couple of stops to the of the line and there’s loads of trains.
Don't they fix the timetables to allow for delays? I was told that some timetables say the train takes up to 7 minutes to get from Waterloo East to Charing Cross (even though it takes two minutes) so even if the train is delayed on its way in it still arrives at its destination on time. They do this to avoid penalties I assume.
Was about to leave work and saw that everything is delayed or cancelled.
I'm now sitting in Brewdog in Canary Wharf with a pint in hand watching the rain out of the window.
Let me know when it's safe to make my way to Lewisham, will you?