#29

I said the Central because lots of it is above ground into leafy Essex, but Metropolitan might actually be better for that stuff.

Like, Chalfont and Latimer, must be a beautiful country village with ducks in a pond and cricket on the green, couldn’t be anything else with a name like that.

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#30

Drivers! I’ve been informed that you also have to drive the rail replacement bus if the line is down. Still keeping your jobs?

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#31

You’d want to work in the fresh air, or above ground at least, so that rules out pretty much all of the Underground, especially the Central, Victoria and Northern Lines.

Metropolitan Line might be alright, but I think I’d still go for the Overground as a driver, or DLR as a PSA.

#32

There’s a pedestrian crossing on the Overground between Bush Hill Park and Enfield Town. I once saw Mike Gatting walking his dog very shortly after making the crossing.

#33

Not a bad shout. This thread was inspired by these lads today. The hell of the Victoria and Jubilee lines made that job look pretty sanguine

#34

Yeah, there are still level crossings on that line, too.

Also, good Gatting fact.

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#36

Had a properly Fucking Mardy station assistant at Blackhorse Road today.

#37

Picked the metropolitan line because it’s above line and goes out into the country (as everyone has already pointed out). But did you know that in the olden days it went out as far as north of Oxford?

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#38

On the other hand, if I worked on the Central Line I could walk to work as the driver accommodation is at Leytonstone.

#39

Highams Park level crossing also springs to mind - right in the centre of the ‘village’.

Great level crossing chat, this.

#40

I presume this is the one that takes us back to the welcoming arms of the north as fast as possible?

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#41

Correct. The tropical climes of Barnet

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#42

The furthest south I’ve ever lived is Didsbury…and I wasn’t sure how I felt about that tbqfh.

#43

thats why i chose it

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#44

Apparently the District line was the line all drivers wanted to work on as you could get reception on your phone for most of it, even the underground bits. Not sure if that’s still the case now they have wifi and all that. Sister used to go out with a guy who drove a Bakerloo line train.

#45

Bit concerning…

#46

Yeah. I mean, I wouldn’t judge all tube drivers based on my sisters ex, but he was a complete arsehole.

#47

DLR seems pretty chilled out (only been on it once)

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#48

Juby line to minimise the number of people squished under my wheels. I don’t care about daylight. Trying to enjoy going to work is a mug’s game.

#49

I did not know that. The District line used to go to Southend.

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