On the Haslemere route, perchance?
Yes, it is the modern miracle...I played the OPs audio file - and I think the on-train preacher was giving praise to SWR, for finally getting the cl. 701s into revenue service.
Illustrations of these can be found by the cantrail orange line...
They are only doing God’s work as he retired some while ago.
If you want to learn about God I suggest ask anyone apart from the person on this train
Probably breaks multiple byelaws though, you could make a case is breaks:
It definitely breaks this one:
and this one:
Yes, I totally agree, I just wondered if there's anything the police could really do about that.
There were a number of cases reported on the Portsmouth Direct a couple of years ago, which included abuse over the PA, where the troublemakers apparently came from the Farncombe area. I saw reports at the time that both BTP and Surrey police were carrying out an operation to identify those involved and deter them from such behaviour. It seems to have been reduced since, or if it's continued, it's attracted less attention.
The Police can enforce Byelaws.
It was indeed on the Haslemere service, but the train had not even left Portsmouth yet
It's probably a mixed take from a Christian perspective: on the one hand spreading the word is a good deed, but it must be a sin to use other people's property without permission.If you want to learn about God I suggest ask anyone apart from the person on this train
That's what I was thinking.
Ask them to leave, and then make them leave if they don't. Report them for a byelaw prosecution if it becomes persistent.
Not on an SWR Desiro!
Brilliant!
If anyone wants to talk to me about God, you can find me in Coach 8 of this 5 Car train...
No indeed! However, oddly, it is to be found on your avatar's (3417) cab... Suggests that 450s would never be hauled under the wires but 'Gordon' might.
Perhaps less than they used to be. Bristol is absolutely covered in christian graffiti and flyposters at the moment, usually ‘Jesus is Lord’ or similar short messages. It’s all over the city and extends quite far into outlying areas. I don’t know if this militant evangelism is a US import or something like that, perhaps linked to culture war nonsense around abortion etc.
There can be / should be a pin in the centre of the square opening, which prevents basic square ended keys or other random items being inserted. A railway issue carriage key has the corresponding shaft in the square end in order to fit. As someone else has already said, you can also have a cover plate which the proper key will rotate behind, again preventing the use of all sorts of other bits & bobs to get in! Both or either of these measures do make the locks a fair bit more secure. I’m unsure if Desiro guards’ panels have either of these features; I presume not!
There was a similar addition to a “Jesus saves” poster in the 70s in Liverpool. “But Keegan scores on the rebound” was the addition, apparently.My dad once told me there was a large religious poster which proclaimed "Jesus is coming!" to which had been added "Provided he changes at Crewe". Raised a chuckle apparently
Yes. General Safety (11.3).
Remember that not all christians are the same, and some believe that they can only get to heaven by earning their ticket - which includes active envangalism. The JWs are very much of this mind - the more hours the better the seat!! But the majority know that all they have to do is truly believe in Jesus and through his action (of having died), their sins are forgiven and they have secured their place in heaven.I'd love to know the 'conversion rate' of these preachers. Has anyone ever listened to their ramblings and thought 'i need to get myself to church, this blokes talking sense'
Totally agree. Went for a wander around Southwark cathedral the other week. As it happened there was actually a service going on at the time, one of the parishioners had been posted by the entrance to make sure visitors still knew that they were welcome to look around despite the service. Despite not having a religious bone in my body, it was hard not to be struck by the quiet dignity and decency of the priest and parishioners. From the content of their service to their numerous charitable endeavours and outreach programmes.
