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« on: June 19, 2014, 17:58:35 »
Jessie's Diets was a regular feature on the BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) sketch comedy The Fast Show. Here's a Network Rail driver's take:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5QlkIBJtRI
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« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2014, 12:09:55 »
He seemed to brake fairly sharply as if he hadn't planned to stop for a "chat".  I suspect he saw someone up near the camera and stopped to challenge them.  Even if I've got it wrong, that could be his defence when he gets his "please explain".
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« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2014, 22:02:05 »
Just a bit of fun I suspect. Seeing someone near the camera wouldn't be a reason to stop. It's not on railway land.
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« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2014, 22:41:10 »
Quote from: bignosemac on June 20, 2014, 22:02:05
Just a bit of fun I suspect. Seeing someone near the camera wouldn't be a reason to stop. It's not on railway land.

Does anyone know if the reason for that stop was a signal check, or did he stop specifically just to gurn at the camera? If the latter, I suspect a meeting with his manager, without tea & biscuits, is on the cards for him...!
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« Reply #4 on: June 20, 2014, 23:43:13 »
Or his manager at DB» (Deutsche Bahn - German State Railway - about) Schenker could have a sense of humour.

Driver has commented about the video on social media and doesn't appear to be concerned about repercussions.
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« Reply #5 on: June 21, 2014, 00:22:09 »
Watched it a few times now. All I can make out is "This week, I'll be mostly...  (inaudible)"
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« Reply #6 on: June 21, 2014, 00:52:52 »
"This week I have been mostly eating at Wagamama!" 

As confirmed by the driver himself in the youtube clip's comments.
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« Reply #7 on: June 22, 2014, 19:46:04 »
Quote from: bignosemac on June 20, 2014, 23:43:13
Or his manager at DB» (Deutsche Bahn - German State Railway - about) Schenker could have a sense of humour.

Hopefully so: I thought it was very funny, actually - surely no safety implications, just an opportunity for a moment of train driver jest!  Grin
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