Yahoo! I've just become a train driver!

bookworm_020 · 02-27-10, 10:12 PM

I have just passed my final practical driver test to become a suburban train driver for Cityrail here in Sydney, Australia!

Over a year of training, 300 hours of driving at all times the day, in any weather.

I get my keys, pass and new roster tomorrow! Then I'm let loose on the network by myself!

krashkart · 02-27-10, 10:39 PM

Look out Sydney! Aaaahhhh!!

Great job! Congratulations bookworm_020!

CaptainHaplo · 02-27-10, 11:06 PM

Congrats and well done! Remember - no texting while your driving! Stay safe and keep er on the rails!

frau kaleun · 02-27-10, 11:30 PM

Congrats!

Do you get to pull the lever that makes the "whoo whooooooo" noise? Because that would be awesome.

magic452 · 02-27-10, 11:51 PM

Congrats Bookworm

You worked hard for it and enjoy the new job.

Magic

TarJak · 02-28-10, 12:10 AM

Well done mate.

I'm never getting on a CityRail train again.

Can you see if you can make the bloody things run on time now?

Oberon · 02-28-10, 06:41 AM

You lucky bastard! Well done mate!

Just don't SPAD whatever you do

And try not to copy these

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August · 02-28-10, 10:14 AM

Congratulations! If I ever visit Sydney can I get a ride in the locomotive? Ever since I was a kid with a train set i've wanted to do that.

Sailor Steve · 02-28-10, 09:14 PM

WOOHOO!

Fun job, and good money to boot! Enjoy it.

Ishmael · 02-28-10, 10:28 PM

WTG Dude! Here's a some of my fave train songs for your work music:

Bruce Cockburn: Train In The Rain:

Elvis Costello, Rufus Wainwright and Renee Fleming: In The Pines:

You really can't see him, but this is the best version on youtube. Bruce Cockburn: Night Train:

The Band & Paul Butterfield: Mystery Train:

Greatful Dead: Casey Jones:

Pentangle: Train Song:

Allison Krauss and Union Station: Man Of Constant Sorrow:

Savoy Brown: Hellbound Train:

Not necessarily ABOUT trains, but there's a train in the video. Roy Rogers used to play my high school dances when we were kids: Roy Rogers and Norton Buffalo: Ain't No Bread In The Breadbox:

Bruce Cockburn: How I Spent My Fall Vacation:

Maura O'Connell, James Grant & Nancy Griffiths:Blue Train:

Bob Dylan: It Takes A Lot To Laugh. Ot Takes A Train To Cry:

For Frau Kaleun, Gotta take the bad with the good, Darlin'.: Arlo Guthrie at the Boston Pops: City Of New Orleans:

Huddie Ledbetter AKA Leadbelly: Rock Island Line:

Peter Green, founding member of Fleetwood Mac doing Robert Johnson's Love In Vain:

Make a CD of these songs and play them over your intercom. EVERYONE will want to ride YOUR Train.

frau kaleun · 02-28-10, 10:51 PM

What, no City Of New Orleans?

I dunno, maybe that one's too depressing.

Falkirion · 03-01-10, 12:27 AM

Thank god you're not on Metro down here in Melbourne. Just kidding Bookworm, congrats.

And if you're delayed let the passengers know why. We appreciate having info!

bookworm_020 · 03-01-10, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by CaptainHaplo

Congrats and well done! Remember - no texting while your driving! Stay safe and keep er on the rails!

Phones have to be switched off while driving. If you are caught on the phone, you can be fired.

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Do you get to pull the lever that makes the "whoo whooooooo" noise? Because that would be awesome.

Yes! But I have to be careful, people complain if I use it too much!

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Congratulations! If I ever visit Sydney can I get a ride in the locomotive? Ever since I was a kid with a train set i've wanted to do that.

Have t be careful about that, I can be fired if I let unathorized people up front. If I could let people in, my Dad would be up the front in a heartbeat!

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Just don't SPAD whatever you do

I'll be trying to avoid it! (Signal Passed At Danger) This side of the red signal I get paid, the other side, I pay!!!!

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And if you're delayed let the passengers know why. We appreciate having info!

We try, but sometimes we are left in the dark as well!

03-01-10, 02:37 AM

'Gratz.

You don't have to sell tickets to the passengers, just drive the train, right? Makes the job about 50 % easier if there's no actual face to face 'customer service' involved.

Oberon · 03-01-10, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Ishmael

WTG Dude! Here's a some of my fave train songs for your work music:

Excellant taste Ishmael, but you're forgetting one important artist:

Boxcar Willie!

02-27-10, 10:12 PM	#1
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Yahoo! I've just become a train driver! I have just passed my final practical driver test to become a suburban train driver for Cityrail here in Sydney, Australia! Over a year of training, 300 hours of driving at all times the day, in any weather. I get my keys, pass and new roster tomorrow! Then I'm let loose on the network by myself! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

02-27-10, 10:39 PM	#2
krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,292 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	Look out Sydney! Aaaahhhh!! Great job! Congratulations bookworm_020! __________________ sent from my fingertips using a cheap keyboard

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CaptainHaplo Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,404 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	Congrats and well done! Remember - no texting while your driving! Stay safe and keep er on the rails! __________________ Good Hunting! Captain Haplo

02-27-10, 11:51 PM	#5
magic452 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Reno Nevada USA Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Congrats Bookworm You worked hard for it and enjoy the new job. Magic __________________ Reported lost 11 Feb. 1942 Signature by depthtok33l

02-28-10, 10:14 AM	#8
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Congratulations! If I ever visit Sydney can I get a ride in the locomotive? Ever since I was a kid with a train set i've wanted to do that. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

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frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Congrats! Do you get to pull the lever that makes the "whoo whooooooo" noise? Because that would be awesome.

02-28-10, 12:10 AM	#6
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Well done mate. I'm never getting on a CityRail train again. Can you see if you can make the bloody things run on time now?

02-28-10, 06:41 AM	#7
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	You lucky bastard! Well done mate! Just don't SPAD whatever you do And try not to copy these :

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	WOOHOO! Fun job, and good money to boot! Enjoy it. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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Ishmael Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Morro Bay, Ca. Posts: 659 Downloads: 79 Uploads: 0	WTG Dude! Here's a some of my fave train songs for your work music: Bruce Cockburn: Train In The Rain: Elvis Costello, Rufus Wainwright and Renee Fleming: In The Pines: You really can't see him, but this is the best version on youtube. Bruce Cockburn: Night Train: The Band & Paul Butterfield: Mystery Train: Greatful Dead: Casey Jones: Pentangle: Train Song: Allison Krauss and Union Station: Man Of Constant Sorrow: Savoy Brown: Hellbound Train: Not necessarily ABOUT trains, but there's a train in the video. Roy Rogers used to play my high school dances when we were kids: Roy Rogers and Norton Buffalo: Ain't No Bread In The Breadbox: Bruce Cockburn: How I Spent My Fall Vacation: Maura O'Connell, James Grant & Nancy Griffiths:Blue Train: Bob Dylan: It Takes A Lot To Laugh. Ot Takes A Train To Cry: For Frau Kaleun, Gotta take the bad with the good, Darlin'.: Arlo Guthrie at the Boston Pops: City Of New Orleans: Huddie Ledbetter AKA Leadbelly: Rock Island Line: Peter Green, founding member of Fleetwood Mac doing Robert Johnson's Love In Vain: Make a CD of these songs and play them over your intercom. EVERYONE will want to ride YOUR Train. Last edited by Ishmael; 02-28-10 at 11:41 PM.

02-28-10, 10:51 PM	#11
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	What, no City Of New Orleans? I dunno, maybe that one's too depressing.

03-01-10, 12:27 AM	#12
Falkirion Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Melbourne, AUS Posts: 1,043 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	Thank god you're not on Metro down here in Melbourne. Just kidding Bookworm, congrats. And if you're delayed let the passengers know why. We appreciate having info!

03-01-10, 02:37 AM	#14
OneToughHerring Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	'Gratz. You don't have to sell tickets to the passengers, just drive the train, right? Makes the job about 50 % easier if there's no actual face to face 'customer service' involved.