Shame on you! - Premier Inn

LilElvis

moaninggit wrote: »

how many train drivers carry a chain saw and the necessary protective clothing required for chain saw use in the cab.
did he have adequate training to do such work hmmmm

And he would appear to have done the work whilst the rail was live!

Poppie68

Well aside from the weather being as it was over the last week or so..did you really expect to get a room on the off chance in a PI on a friday night in Dorchester even if you had arrived on time? Thats madness especially being a 'lone female traveller', i do recall several people asking what your original plans were for accomadation and no answer seems to be given so can only presume you were travelling on the off chance of a room...The receptionist is under no obligation to ring round to find a room for you, but im taking a guess they allready knew no other hotels in the area had rooms as they had either made and recieved calls that same night with queries or as the norm years ago was for receptionists to call other hotels in their areas earler in the evenings to check on avaiablity for late stragglers. As for the 'amazing' service you recieved from the B & B owner...well thats purely by chance they had a room free and hardly going to deny it to you if it means more money in there bank! I can bet they would'nt of offered you their sofa either if they did'nt have a free bed.


EDIT: Was going to correct all my bad spelling etc...but can't frankly be bothered.

Poppie68

LilElvis wrote: »

And he would appear to have done the work whilst the rail was live!

Seems i've missed the heriocs of the traindriver...would you be so kind as to enlighten me?

keyser666

Oh its a corker poppie, this just would not have happened. They would have to wait for Network Rail to do this and deem it safe.

devongina wrote: »

PS, Having vented, I would now like to praise the railway staff for going above and beyond in trying to keep their passengers moving. In particular, the driver of the South Western train from Southampton to Weymouth. He worked for hours after his shift must have ended. He had the responsibility for the lives of all the people on board the train and drove with great care through atrocious conditions. On the three times that we came across a fallen tree on the line, it was the driver who leapt out of his cab with a chainsaw to chop up and remove the tree. Truly an unsung hero!

LilElvis

keyser666 wrote: »

Oh its a corker poppie, this just would not have happened. They would have to wait for Network Rail to do this and deem it safe.

And presumably turn the live rail off first!

Poppie68

keyser666 wrote: »

Oh its a corker poppie, this just would not have happened. They would have to wait for Network Rail to do this and deem it safe.

The :A award goes to the herioc trainer driver...who is picking up his P45 as we speak...and if he is not the OP needs to put in a complaint for such a blatant disregard for the safety of his passengers, and maybe a claim for comp for the traumatizing effect it could of had if the 'Hero' had flouted all rules and got himself electrocuted and frazzled himself in front of the afore mentioned passengers.

Valli

Shame there wasn't a Radisson Blu in the locality - according to another thread they were accomodating all comers and ignoring bookings

janiebquick

LilElvis wrote: »

And he would appear to have done the work whilst the rail was live!

Not sure the line to Dorchester is electrified (but I could be wrong).

wealdroam

janiebquick wrote: »

Not sure the line to Dorchester is electrified (but I could be wrong).

Yes, you are wrong.

The line through Bournemouth and Dorchester to Weymouth, the way the OP travelled, is third rail electrified.

And here is a picture of Dorchester South Station where the third rail can clearly be seen:

LilElvis

janiebquick wrote: »

Not sure the line to Dorchester is electrified (but I could be wrong).

I'm not sure either, but it is still more likely than the OPs story that the driver hopped out of his cab and started clearing the line, in the dark, single-handed with a chain-saw.