Those bastard tram drivers!
Published 1 year, 10 months ago in My life.A funny thing happened on the way home today. I was standing at Camberwell Junction waiting for a route 75 Vermont South tram. As everyone who travels on that route knows, Camberwell Junction is the place where half the passengers on the tram get off, and an equal measure get on
Trams are good. I like them. I rely on them to get me to where I need to go, on time, every day of the week.
And so it was that today, at around 12:55, after spending spent around 10 minutes waiting for the tram, a route 75 showed up. Yes, a route 75, to Vermont South, via Bridge Rd. I did a double take. Not yet another route 70. It really was a route 75! Finally! No more waiting! Phew!
So what happened? The driver stopped at the stop. Good. I stepped out onto the road to meet the tram and waited for the doors to open. Then I waited some more. So did a lady next to me who also wanted to board. So did the passengers inside who wanted to get off. I continued waiting. I saw a passenger inside walk up to the driver and and ask him to open the doors. The driver grinned at the passenger. He seemed to find the whole situation amusing. I decided to give the driver the benefit of the doubt, so I called out to him: “Hey, open up!” As if in reply, he drove off, leaving me and the other passenger in the middle of two lanes of traffic with cars beeping at us.
So what did I do next? I crossed back to the kerb and waited 10 minutes for the next tram. As much as I want to make an official complaint, I rely on trams and a tram driver is a dangerous enemy to have. I also fear that if I raised a complaint, the driver would merely be disciplined. I’d rather leave him to do something really bad so he loses his job!
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i understand your frustration. a nice cuppa would have been welcome when you got home. i also rely on trams to get around. if you don’t want to complain about the tram driver don’t worry. perhaps one of those people on the tram who wanted to get off at your stop might complain because its doubtful they would have been very happy about having to walk back.
That sounds odd because from my experience tram drivers are more likely to go out of their way to help passengers rather than the opposite. I’d report him; if someone else has then he’s not likely to get away with it.
yeah, sounds weird.. I’d report it too.
I love the trams to… I actually bought my house in Vermont South 25 years ago because I knew the tram would eventually get there for my old age. I was not sure how long they would take to put the tram line in, but to my delight it arrived.
As for the bad experience with the tram driver.. they probably would not have sacked him anyway, gently gently he would have been counselled.