I've previously mentioned Chavs on the trains.
Well, I am currently sat near two, with an accompanying gaggle of screaming Chavlets.
Said one of the bigger ones "Look - when you shout, they all turn their heads and look at you. Shout ('Shaart') as much as you want."
Charming. Roll on Marylebone.
By the way, it is bitterly cold today in Rural Buckinghamshire, with freezing fog. Well done Chiltern Railways for keeping the trains running bang to time.
Edit: OMG - one of them called "Sky". Aargh.
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Tuesday, April 24, 2007
But Trains Can Also Be Good
Yesterday I went by train from London Paddington to Hanborough Train Station in Oxfordshire. Hanborough Station is a few miles North-West of Oxford.
Hanborough has one platform (it is on a single track stretch of line) and the trains I caught to and from London were a couple of carriages longer than the platform. There are not many trains- should there be any in the next couple of hours, this link will provide their details.
Fortunately my reason for visiting the area ran to time and I caught my return train fine- it was two hours until the next one!
Now, I don't carry my camera around with me for work, so you will have to imagine the scene...
It is lines, stations and services such as this that say so much about traveling around this country by train. Sometimes clearly what is being offered is, indeed, a world class public service. Well done First Great Western.
There are obviously issues about the sustainability of ongoing train services along small country lines. The existence and membership of groups such as the Cotswold Line promotion Group should, in my view, be encouraged.
After a bit of rural idyll, there were Chavs on the Line at Reading, but that is the fault of society not that of the railway company.
Hanborough has one platform (it is on a single track stretch of line) and the trains I caught to and from London were a couple of carriages longer than the platform. There are not many trains- should there be any in the next couple of hours, this link will provide their details.
Fortunately my reason for visiting the area ran to time and I caught my return train fine- it was two hours until the next one!
- Both trains were on time.
- The journey from London Paddington was only 64 minutes, with Hanborough being the 4th stop.
- With my Annual Gold-Card Discount, my Cheap Day Return ticket only cost £11.35.
- The were plenty of seats and the "Adelante Class 18" were comfortable.
Now, I don't carry my camera around with me for work, so you will have to imagine the scene...
- Me, stood on small platform in the middle of nowhere. Nobody else there.
- Massive train train thunders into platform (two carriages too long for the station).
- Doors opened by cheery guard right by me. Nobody gets off.
- I get on.
- Guard says "Welcome to Hanborough International".
It is lines, stations and services such as this that say so much about traveling around this country by train. Sometimes clearly what is being offered is, indeed, a world class public service. Well done First Great Western.
There are obviously issues about the sustainability of ongoing train services along small country lines. The existence and membership of groups such as the Cotswold Line promotion Group should, in my view, be encouraged.
After a bit of rural idyll, there were Chavs on the Line at Reading, but that is the fault of society not that of the railway company.
Friday, December 22, 2006
Year in a Nutshell
January: I'm not one for New Year's resolutions, but I thought I would at least start 2006 by starting this blog.
February: An early trip to Heathrow Terminal 4 this morning to meet my father who was returning from a five week visit to Delhi in India.
March: I was fortunate enough to be skiing last week in Kitzbuhel, Austria.
April: Having seen off the Spring downpour at lunchtime today, it turned into a pleasant afternoon.
May: A short while ago I made a post entitled 'Chavs On The Line'.
June: Central Line users will be well aware that Queensway Station has been closed for over a year for refurbishment work.
July: Sorry about the gap, almost as big as the one between the train and the platform at Bank.
August: Baker Street London Underground Station was closed today between about 09:30am and 6:00pm due to a major gas leak outside the station.
September: Following my post earlier in the week, here are the brief descriptions again, along with the names/locations of the airports to which they refer.
October: Today is the day of The Great North Run.
November: It was only after chatting about this with a former station announcer earlier this evening, that I remembered that I had forgotten to blog a recent incident.
December: Actually, what I mean is they are poo.
If you need any clarifications, please scroll down to the Archives on the right.
Thanks to The Coffee Table for the idea.
February: An early trip to Heathrow Terminal 4 this morning to meet my father who was returning from a five week visit to Delhi in India.
March: I was fortunate enough to be skiing last week in Kitzbuhel, Austria.
April: Having seen off the Spring downpour at lunchtime today, it turned into a pleasant afternoon.
May: A short while ago I made a post entitled 'Chavs On The Line'.
June: Central Line users will be well aware that Queensway Station has been closed for over a year for refurbishment work.
July: Sorry about the gap, almost as big as the one between the train and the platform at Bank.
August: Baker Street London Underground Station was closed today between about 09:30am and 6:00pm due to a major gas leak outside the station.
September: Following my post earlier in the week, here are the brief descriptions again, along with the names/locations of the airports to which they refer.
October: Today is the day of The Great North Run.
November: It was only after chatting about this with a former station announcer earlier this evening, that I remembered that I had forgotten to blog a recent incident.
December: Actually, what I mean is they are poo.
If you need any clarifications, please scroll down to the Archives on the right.
Thanks to The Coffee Table for the idea.
Sunday, May 07, 2006
Clarification: What is a Chav?
A short while ago I made a post entitled 'Chavs On The Line'. It has since become clear that I have a greater working knowledge of some modern useage of the English language, than many of my friends and acquaintances. This surprises me.
Anyway, click here for guidance from Wikipedia on what constitutes a Chav. Summarised as:
Anyway, click here for guidance from Wikipedia on what constitutes a Chav. Summarised as:
"Chav is a derogatory slang term in popular usage throughout the UK. It refers to a subculture stereotype of a person who is uneducated, uncultured and prone to antisocial or immoral behaviour. The label is typically, though not exclusively, applied to teenagers and young adults of white working-class or lower-middle class origin."Just to carry on the theme, I chortled and chortled when I saw the attached on one of District Dave's Message boards. There is a perception that Chavham ought to be posh- it isn't!
Sunday, March 12, 2006
Chavs on the Line
Well done to the Chiltern Railways' Ticket inspector on the 14:00 train from High Wycombe towards London Marylebone this afternoon.
A couple of female teenage Chavs got on the train at Beaconsfield and proceeded to play rap type music from a mobile phone and generally acting in a loutish manner.
Challenged by the Ticket Collector for their tickets they came up with the biggest bunch of lame excuses one can imagine for not having purchased any tickets. The best line from him was "Where are you going to?". They said "Denham". He said "Oh no you're not, you are getting off the train with me at Gerrards Cross". Class!
A couple of female teenage Chavs got on the train at Beaconsfield and proceeded to play rap type music from a mobile phone and generally acting in a loutish manner.
Challenged by the Ticket Collector for their tickets they came up with the biggest bunch of lame excuses one can imagine for not having purchased any tickets. The best line from him was "Where are you going to?". They said "Denham". He said "Oh no you're not, you are getting off the train with me at Gerrards Cross". Class!
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