Train Drivers last run
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eribaMotters replied on 09/11/2021 19:22
Takethedogalong replied on 10/11/2021 10:23
Posted on 10/11/2021 10:23
That’s a nice end to a career. He will have seen all sorts of changes down those decades.
There was another nice story about a Virgin Airlines pilot on the news a couple of days ago. He was firstly furloughed, went to work in a jam making company, packing and out on the road delivering. He was actually made redundant, but had his second job. Then he got a call and now has his old job back with Virgin Airlines, flew one of the first USA bound flights out of Manchester on Monday. A good end to his tale thankfully.
Kasspa replied on 10/11/2021 17:34
Posted on 09/11/2021 18:48 byMy daughter was on a train to Euston yesterday when the passengers were informed the driver was retiring that day after 42 years. At Euston his colleagues and some passengers did a "for he's a jolly good fellow "accompanied by a trombone followed by lots of thanks from passengers.
Posted on 10/11/2021 17:34
Glad to see someone appreciated.....
I spent 44 years on London Transport, 20 on the buses & 24 on the trains, with 10 as an instructor, on my last day wasn't even a local manager on hand to say thanks/goodbye..... not that I expected anything different but would've been nice to be surprised 
Even at my 40 year service award there wasn't a manager there from my depot, just someone I never knew who had to ask my wife about me for something to say 
replied on 10/11/2021 17:52
Posted on 10/11/2021 17:34 by KasspaGlad to see someone appreciated.....
I spent 44 years on London Transport, 20 on the buses & 24 on the trains, with 10 as an instructor, on my last day wasn't even a local manager on hand to say thanks/goodbye..... not that I expected anything different but would've been nice to be surprised
Even at my 40 year service award there wasn't a manager there from my depot, just someone I never knew who had to ask my wife about me for something to say
JVB66 replied on 10/11/2021 18:11
Posted on 10/11/2021 17:52 byBeen there myself.I had to go in on a Saturday morning and assist with the dismantling of my office and its systems for its transfer to the privatized outfit that were taking over. Got no going away presentation but that was understandable since I had outlasted almost the entire workforce of British Coal and out of a quarter of a million I was the 38th still on the books, quite proud of that
Posted on 10/11/2021 18:11
Same here after I was the oldest and most experienced it was down to me to make sure that the handover was as smooth as, possible,,
when the lot that will soon be back under public ownership, as we said it would was passed to the private sector
And then I was on my way without so much as a thankyou from anyone finished on a Tuesday and have been drawing my early retirement pension since 1994 
the browser replied on 12/09/2023 19:52
Takethedogalong replied on 14/09/2023 16:59
Posted on 12/09/2023 19:52 by the browserWhat’s this all about ??