Chris the Driver
@christhedriver.bsky.social
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Hello, I am a driver for SWR. All views my own and don't necessarily reflect those of South Western Railway. DM always open.
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Welcome to my page, please do say hello. I’ll always try to reply but only when it is safe to do so. In order to make them easier to find, I will be placing links to my explanation threads as replies to this tweet. 😀

Have a lovely day.
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Nothing more to do so I have been released.
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Still peaceful so I’ll take someone else off 2J26 12:23 Guildford to Farnham and 2J29 13:04 Farnham to Guildford.

#TwoBirdsWithOneStone
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Picked up my train on P6 at Guildford. 450027 is ready for time and signal to work 2J20 to Farnham.
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Not much happening so I have volunteered to take a colleague off 2J20 10:53 Guildford to Farnham and 2J23 11:34 Farnham to Guildford.
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Morning all! Day 1 of another short run of 2 starts at 06:08 and today I am a spare driver. Nothing doing right now so I’ll keep an eye on things and see if I can end a colleague’s day early later on.
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Hens often have red combs on their heads. Moorhens have a red frontal shields. Coots have white shields.
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Brightening up after my break and I am back with 450011 & 450085, this time on P1 at Guildford. Next on the card is 2G40 to Waterloo via Cobham.
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I didn’t. I assume it was down at Alresford when I was at Alton. They had 35005 Canadian Pacific on P3 when I was there.
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A rare visit to P1 at Alton for me, where we are turning 450089 back to work 2A34 to Woking. Once there, I’m booked to attach to an 8-car and hand it all over to another driver. Then, it’s off to Guildford for my break.
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It was me indeed! And yes, the PIS art is mine. Have a good trip.
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No split due to engineering works overrunning so we have 4 coaches on P2 at Woking. 450089 will work 2A21 to Alton this morning.
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You leave bits of pastry behind??? That’ll never do!!
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It was a full two days, that’s for sure. We have a Potter mad niece and promised her a Potterthon. Eight classics and junk food!
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Service starts from P3 at Guildford for me today. 450011 & 450085 are open and ready to work 2G16 to Waterloo via Cobham so I’d better get on with it!
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Did all eight films over two days once.
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Morning all! Day 2/2 started at 06:47 for job 4005. Mostly Cobhams (with added Berrylands, New Malden & Raynes Park in both directions) plus Woking to Alton return with a split and attach. Everything’s going on today!
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Let’s start heading for home then. 450112 is on P3 at Ascot awaiting time and signal to work 2N37 to Aldershot from where I shall take a ride on the cushions back to base.