Josh

25. Ex Train Guard turned Train Driver. Views are my own, not those of my employer. No 📸 taken or tweets sent during SC activities.

[Josh @driver__josh]

@MattJennings337 @CallumGreenINV @juoig7799 @SW_Help I believe it's because the 158/9s spend a lot of time over 3rd rail. There's no dedicated drivers door so it's to minimise the risk of the door being 'popped' open on the crew valve inside the cab and someone potentially falling out of the door onto the track.

[Josh @driver__josh]

When you get not one, but two, consecutive "hole in one" brake applications with the stop mark lined up perfectly with the cab door 😁
I fear I may never repeat that feat 😂🚂

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@shellienic @DownOnTheStour @trainfanmatt I'm so glad this is my office window now 😁🤩

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@PompeyDriver Ahhh 207, the first train I've ever needed fitters to attend whilst on the mainline 😬😂

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@Champs707007 New Forest beats a Weybridge then?🤣

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@Champs707007 All good thanks! Thought I'd miss driving out of Waterloo but nope 😂

[Josh @driver__josh]

@StaceytheCA That explains why I couldn't see you at Central!😂 Was lovely to see you all!😊

[Josh @driver__josh]

Hey, @grok , who was the most famous person to visit my profile? It doesn't need to be a mutual, don't tag them, just say who it was.

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@MattJennings337 Exeter🙂

[Josh @driver__josh]

This week I added Barnstaple & Okehampton to my licence, meaning that I've now signed all that is left of the route of the 'Atlantic Coast Express'. A far cry from what it used to be, but still rather cool I think.

If only I could drive Waterloo to Barnstaple in one go 🥲

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@JamesBrace18 There's a lovely framed picture of a NSE 50 in the offices!

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@GrahamR_H Sorry if I didn't wave 😅😂

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@StuClarke10 Yes, that was me!

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@mark395625 You'll have an amazing time!

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No words can do the Flåm Railway any justice🤩🤩🤩

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New addition to the driving licence 😊

[Josh @driver__josh]

158885 and 1L59, my final workings for SWR! It's been a blast 😊

[Josh @driver__josh]

@All_UK_Stations I'd love to take a 159 over the flyover 🥲😂

[Josh @driver__josh]

Pretty much my reaction to being stopped at Wimbledon on the Down Fast, only to then get a 'S' in the route indicator.

First time going down the slow line between Wimbledon and Surbiton since route learning!😅