Was travelling on a service this evening when the guard made an announcement to the following effect:
Now, the above isn't word for word, but the points/principles there are the same. You couldn't make this up, I heard almost the exact words above whilst travelling on a service earlier-on today delivered over the public address system. I myself find the attitude displayed by this member of staff shocking. Not only is it unprofessional, it's demeaning and insulting to the majority of the fare paying passengers travelling onboard. The announcement didn't extend any further to apologise to passengers that had shown their tickets etc, just a complete rant.
I'm left genially wondering if a guard really does have the option/power to put a train in the sidings for the purpose of conducting a full-ticket inspection?
I've counted how many people have boarded at the previous station and counted how many tickets I've been shown after that station and they don't add up. I'm going to give you one more opportunity to show me your tickets, if I don't see the correct amount of tickets I will put the train in the siding and we will wait there for as long as it takes for me to find those without a ticket. They will then be handed to the Police and will be prosecuted in court and fined for the delay incurred to the service for everybody else. It makes no difference to me as I'm booked on for x amount of hours past this service anyway.
Now, the above isn't word for word, but the points/principles there are the same. You couldn't make this up, I heard almost the exact words above whilst travelling on a service earlier-on today delivered over the public address system. I myself find the attitude displayed by this member of staff shocking. Not only is it unprofessional, it's demeaning and insulting to the majority of the fare paying passengers travelling onboard. The announcement didn't extend any further to apologise to passengers that had shown their tickets etc, just a complete rant.
I'm left genially wondering if a guard really does have the option/power to put a train in the sidings for the purpose of conducting a full-ticket inspection?