WesternLancer
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Cheers DJ - glad to hear Ore is in better days - I grew up in Sussex in the 70s/80s and used to very much enjoy trips to Ashford to see relatives in Kent, going via Ore or going up the Hastings line to Tonbridge to savour the DMUs. In those days Ore still had a set of decent station buildings (staffed I guess) and also the sidings there which IIRC were for the EMUs, but I don't think I usually changed trains there, preferring a change at Hastings to have a look round. I was sad to see in more recent times on a trip through that all seemed to have been demolished. I used to like the old art deco SR style Hastings station too, so it was a shame when that was replaced.Thanks
Last RRB job I did was about a year ago and I was sitting spare at Ore near Hastings (A much improved area these days tbh) just watching TV on my phone lol
But yes that driver should have just let them board and find the first available ticket machine if they wanted to buy a ticket.
To be fair most pax when they get on they do show one but I just see orange and that's fine by me, especially given the varying layout of tickets these days depending on how they are issued, not to mention the small typeface. I would not be able to read them at a glance anyway.
I'd heard Ore had become a rather run down area in more recent years, so glad to hear things have improved.
A few years ago I was back in the area and had the chance to use the line to go out and do some walking from the line around Winchelsea, Three Oaks etc.
I fear I have strayed well off topic!