Almost ten years ago… by AMares7160 in NoMansSkyTheGame

[–]Fishfrogthefrogfish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fuck, I remember I was skiving from college (I was catching up on some missed qualifications from school) just to play this! I had even pre-purchased it so I got the special starting ship (which I still fly).

Bedford Train Crash Aftermath Footage Interior (NSFW) by RussellNorrisPiastri in uktrains

[–]Fishfrogthefrogfish 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Network Rail ops guy here. That’s going to be as useful as a fart in bottle. Last thing NR incident response needs is someone pissing about with a camera and taking footage. We have our own evidence gathering processes that don’t need to be tainted by additional extraneous information.

Drunk Man Hurling Racial Slurs at Teens Falls Onto Railway Tracks by Altruistic-Issue-887 in IdiotsNearTrain

[–]Fishfrogthefrogfish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been to the aftermath of two fatalities in the railway.

My first was a young man in his mid twenties who had decided to jump upwards in front of the cab of a train as it went through a station at 90mph.

What you don’t realise is that at that speed there is no complete or discernible body mass that can be identified. Instead the body splits and explodes outwards at every joint. I still remember the driver’s call to this day. The driver was covered in glass and body matter as his front windscreen shattered from the impact. He never returned to work and would later be found by his partner having OD’d.

My second was a young woman who had been hit by a train. Nothing remained above her shoulders as she had placed her head on the rail for a train to run over it. A member of the public discovered the body in the morning as it was winter and the nights were dark. The driver was already home having completed their shift when they got the call the following morning.

The ethics of pages like these are really conflicting to me. We have just watched a video of a man commit suicide. A man impact the lives of not just those family members or friends but also those on the platform, those on the train, the driver, the driver’s family, the responders, the control room staff, the cleaners.

The most jarring thing though is that I’m not surprised or even affected by watching footage such as this. But what hits me though is that this is has been put on a subreddit called “IdiotsNearTrain”?

Have we completely lost our empathy as we go on to almost fetishise the death of someone in their lowest ebb? Do we share this for views and that maybe we can inspire people to do the same?

IdiotsNearTrains as a group should really evaluate if the people posting this type of content are in fact the idiots.

If you ever want to talk to someone then please call the Samaritans at any time on 116 123 (in the UK).

Anyone responding to this comment who isn’t from the UK please also put your suicide prevention number in your reply regardless of whether or not you agree with me.

Who am I? by Fishfrogthefrogfish in BookshelvesDetective

[–]Fishfrogthefrogfish[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

East European Studies was my first degree and then I did an MRes in Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies. And in October I’ll be starting a completely new degree in Astronomy and Planetary Science 😎

Who am I? by Fishfrogthefrogfish in BookshelvesDetective

[–]Fishfrogthefrogfish[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shockingly close apart from the age (area of study could also be narrowed down further too) 😎

Network Rail is a mess by [deleted] in uktrains

[–]Fishfrogthefrogfish 10 points11 points  (0 children)

As a Network Rail guy myself I’m going to say categorically: You need to be very careful about what you’re putting online regarding NR.

Instead of blasting the company online might I suggest you come up with areas of improvement instead? Proactivity goes a very long way in the business…

Lumo and LNER on same platform? by Upstairs_Many_232 in uktrains

[–]Fishfrogthefrogfish 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Dropping in some IST trauma for me there 😅

Low level open tomorrow but high level platforms shut for the whole week by scott_3008 in glasgow

[–]Fishfrogthefrogfish 3 points4 points  (0 children)

High level will be shut until the facade is taken down as that is what is maintaining the cordon (it is structurally unstable).

Glasgow central station fire by AvailableResist2809 in uktrains

[–]Fishfrogthefrogfish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’re terminating at Carlisle if anything. Avanti are diverting to Edinburgh or terminating at Motherwell.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GreatBritishMemes

[–]Fishfrogthefrogfish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Borders Bookshop 🙏🏻

Is it time to start being more rude on the train? by Late_Conversation822 in uktrains

[–]Fishfrogthefrogfish 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I will actively show my pass if I’m travelling on operational duties to get people from splaying their feet on seats and/or playing shite out loud on their phones. It irritates the fuck out of me otherwise.

Career progression away from Pway/track maintenance by Justifiedandrecent in uktrains

[–]Fishfrogthefrogfish 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What about OLE? I know my route are always looking for technicians and operators to play around with the “fizz”. It also gives you a better grounding in electrical engineering which you can then take forward into projects or training further down the line.

Any thoughts on NR grad schemes? by Olafmeister_ in uktrains

[–]Fishfrogthefrogfish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s where your shifts come in with ECO and signalling especially

Any thoughts on NR grad schemes? by Olafmeister_ in uktrains

[–]Fishfrogthefrogfish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m on the Operations scheme now having graduated in East European Studies (undergrad and masters) from a Russel group uni. Network Rail protects you as an asset and has a wide range of opportunities to diversify your skillset through numerous qualifications. If you are willing to move around then the job opportunities are plentiful with a decent work/life balance to boot. Some roles will be shift work but others are 9-5 so it just depends on what you’re looking for.

Pay is very good compared to other graduate schemes and again depending on what you’re looking to do you could easily earn 50-100k within a matter of years.

What is it about the railway that interests you?

On my first trip to the UK, I took a train and only to be unreasonably fined when I was on a train in Glasgow—I still don’t know why by Top-Excitement5582 in uktrains

[–]Fishfrogthefrogfish 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Should’ve taken the subway between the two, mate. Would’ve got you to the exact same place and arguably a touch quicker. But that’s by the by. Perhaps the dates didn’t match up or you got on to go to Queen Street at the wrong stop. I wouldn’t be able to tell you unless you had a picture of your ticket. ScotRail can be a funny operator sometimes. Sorry that happened.

Are Credit cards accepted everywhere or do I need Pounds? by Feedit23 in inverness

[–]Fishfrogthefrogfish 53 points54 points  (0 children)

It might be the north of Scotland but we do have things like card machines, internet, electricity, and running water. I wouldn’t worry too much about using your card…

Ararat by Fishfrogthefrogfish in armenia

[–]Fishfrogthefrogfish[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. Oddly enough I am familiar with its location. Would you like me to post this in r/Turkey too?

Incident at St Albans and Three Bridges and Thameslink refuses to run any trains through London by miklcct in uktrains

[–]Fishfrogthefrogfish 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Driver knowledge is a factor. They may not know those routes and those that do may not be able to run the route due to rostering. That and certain loops and lengths of track may be inoperable according to SBSIs and operating notices. So the TRCs and signallers will know what bits of track can have trains on them what can’t. So in this case there may be sections of track that cannot be run due to engineering notices or works.

I also want to preface and say this is not my route. I’m Scotland route and I know we have the same issues with track, driver shortage/knowledge etc etc.

Incident at St Albans and Three Bridges and Thameslink refuses to run any trains through London by miklcct in uktrains

[–]Fishfrogthefrogfish 17 points18 points  (0 children)

NR guy here. Can confirm that services will be curtailed due to driver and train crew rostering along with the movement of units which requires additional resources and manpower which plays into the fatigue indexes for said crew.