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Discussion in 'Steam Traction' started by Reading General, Aug 18, 2014.

  1. Reading General

    Reading General Part of the furniture

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    Steam has been re-introduced, as has BR..... staff are wanted at your local running shed... Starting as a Cleaner on Minimum Wage, dirty hard work, shiftwork, nights, for about 5 years and then another ten as a Fireman before you make Driver.... will you apply?

    Form queue here....
     
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  2. Duty Druid

    Duty Druid Resident of Nat Pres

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    Wouldn't that be nice! :)

    Well, they say "the wheel turns" so why not?..........
     
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    Will rose tinted specs be issued on application?
     
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  4. Reading General

    Reading General Part of the furniture

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    no safety gear supplied...just like of old.
     
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  5. Martin Perry

    Martin Perry Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator Friend

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    Interesting question. Will the rest of the 1950s be reintroduced at the same time? :)
     
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    no but I would be contacting the BR management about a bunch of 101 DMU's that I just happen to be part owner of to see if they would be interested in running them :rolleyes:
    cheers
    Colin
     
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    Duty Druid Resident of Nat Pres

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    Only if we can have today's mod cons................................. o_O:rolleyes:;):)
     
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  8. Reading General

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    pretty much...do you want the job or not? there's waiting list you know...
     
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    Martin Perry Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator Friend

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    No ... You're ok thanks :)
     
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    get out of my queue then....next!
     
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    Is there?........ :eek:

    How many have signed up?........ would make a serious dent in the dole queue if it really did happen!
     
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    Would depend on salary.
     
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    Only if you get six weeks paid holiday and every other weekend off. Plus a starting salary of 30k a year.
     
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    Best thing about 1950s......

    No extraneous technology!
     
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  16. Reading General

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    doubt you'd get many takers in reality.
     
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    Common sense was the order of the day then, it was a job requirement. Sadly common sense died a long time ago.
    How many of todays young people could get out of bed at all hours and KNOW it was going to be a hard 10/12 hour shift.
    I'm too old and creaky now, but I'll join the queue, I'll be the tea boy.:)
     
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  18. Reading General

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    yep, you have to have an old guy around the place...I think that's tradition...and it was the job I had earmarked for me, I'll sweep up then
     
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    Na, nowadays you'd have to do a degree at the "University of Vaguely Southwest of Watford" and finish up with a 20K student loan before you were eligible for a cleaners job.
     
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    I'm between jobs at the moment so I'd be down to sign up first thing Monday.
     
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