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Passenger trapped under train

8:18am Thursday 18th September 2008

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A COMMUTER who fell from a station platform was rescued from under a train by the driver at Albany Park this morning.

The 41-year-old man who was trapped underneath the front carriage of a Charing Cross train, escaped with minor injuries.

Southeastern trains' services were disrupted by the incident and several scheduled trains had to be cancelled.

But a spokesman for Southeastern said he hoped there would not be any more delays.

Emergency services were called the incident at 6am and found the driver had already helped the man - who was covered in grease, but not seriously injured - climb from under the train and back onto the platform.

It is thought the driver and the man were treated for shock.

The 5.34am train the Charing Cross via Sidcup was delayed by 50 minutes, while a relief driver was found for the train.

A spokesman for Southeastern trains said: "This sort of thing can be quite upsetting for a driver.

"We have a chain of care for staff which they can access if they want to."

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Your Lord, Erastus Theobald Piggott, The Breakfast Room says...
9:17am Thu 18 Sep 08

Perhaps the unfortunate communter forgot to change out of his slippers before leaving the house?

Your Lord, Erastus Theobald Piggott

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The Real Me, Here says...
9:49am Thu 18 Sep 08

"Covered in grease" ay?

The plot thickens.....

Probably just waiting for a bin liner full of feathers to be thrown over him.

The things some people do for attention.

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X, Crayford says...
9:57am Thu 18 Sep 08

Why don't you two get a life!

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The Real Me, Here says...
10:27am Thu 18 Sep 08

Winde your neck in X. Its just a bit of fun.

Ps Crayford is an absolute carzy!

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Lee, Sydenham says...
10:30am Thu 18 Sep 08

I must admit as much as it could have been fatal the thought of someone coming out from under a train covered in grease is funny!!!

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Mrs J, Bromley says...
10:34am Thu 18 Sep 08

My dear boy, I think you will find the correct spelling is “wind” without the “e”.

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Tired, Albany Park says...
10:41am Thu 18 Sep 08

This whole incident is not funny, it meant my parents who were on the platform getting the train to the airport had to come back home and get me out of bed for a lift and now i'm shattered!! Amazed he was not electrocuted.

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Lee, Sydeham says...
10:46am Thu 18 Sep 08

Sooooo your complaining because you had to get out of bed - your so lazy at that time you should have been getting out of bed to go to work

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knowlsey, sidcup says...
10:51am Thu 18 Sep 08

Did he get vto work on time?


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Tired, Albany Park says...
11:00am Thu 18 Sep 08

Normally get the 7.54 train but had to settle for the 9.05 by the time I was back from Gatwick.

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x, kent says...
11:05am Thu 18 Sep 08

he will need that vanish and daz for them stubbon stains ! the grease n his pants that he filled,but how can we be sure it wasnt the guy who tried 2 launch off the swanley bridge last week?????????? goin 4 a train this time!!!!!!

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knowlsey, sidcup says...
11:16am Thu 18 Sep 08

This may sound funny at first but OOOOOOH god pete uuuuuuuuuurgh oh sex.

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Me, says...
11:29am Thu 18 Sep 08

It isnt funny at all!
Don't You realise how bad this could have been ?
Thank God the man is ok x

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Susie, says...
11:42am Thu 18 Sep 08

Me calm down, we all realise how bad it could have been but it werent, he had a lucky escape and the man himself id probally not even thinking about what could of happend cause it didnt!!

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Andy, Bexley says...
11:47am Thu 18 Sep 08

Just goes to show why there is a yellow line there!! Southeastern are lucky it was not somewhere like Cannon Street where the lines have worn away or they would probably be getting sued!

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Timmy, Sidcup says...
12:20pm Thu 18 Sep 08

Joke as much as you like, he didn't fall he JUMPED and the driver was taken to hospital with shock.
The guy tried to kill himself. He must have been desperate, and before you ask I was there, the driver was in a bad way, not surprised after seeing that..

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Michelle, here says...
12:24pm Thu 18 Sep 08

If he wanted to top himself he should have taken a bottle of pills and gone to bed.Just because he wants his life to end he should not disrupt or involve other people

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Tired, Albany Park says...
12:27pm Thu 18 Sep 08

Timmy, you see an old couple with suitcases?? They said he jumped as well!

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Timmy, Sidcup says...
12:30pm Thu 18 Sep 08

Couldn't agree more. He tried to kill himself and IMO has **** up that drivers life, the driver was in a bad way, and the geezer just had oily clothes and should be sectioned, kin nutter...

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Timmy, Sidcup says...
12:33pm Thu 18 Sep 08

Tired, yeah saw the couple, they were nearer the back of the train/platform. Hope they are ok if they are going on holiday!! Not what you want to see is it?

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Lucy, In heaven says...
12:44pm Thu 18 Sep 08

How did the man get under the train??

Was he hoping to join me up in heaven - maybe??

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The Real Me, Here says...
12:53pm Thu 18 Sep 08

Mrs J wrote:
My dear boy, I think you will find the correct spelling is “wind” without the “e”.
But then Mrs J it would be wind...as in the wind that you produce after a home cooked vindaloo.

Doesnt the welsh dresser need disting?

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Keith, Dartford says...
12:54pm Thu 18 Sep 08

Why would the driver be in a bad way? "One-unders" as they are called are common occurences in the train industry and the driver was not doing anything to cause the accident so why should he / she be woried? It's all in a day's work really and there is no need for drivers to start feeling guilty for the mental state of what in effect isn't even a passenger.

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The Real Me, Here says...
12:56pm Thu 18 Sep 08

Did i say disting?What i meant was dusting!

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knowlsey, sidcup says...
1:29pm Thu 18 Sep 08

The cat in the hat is back.

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knowlsey, sidcup says...
1:36pm Thu 18 Sep 08

You cant think the driver is to blame.Burgerec.

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The Real me, Here says...
1:38pm Thu 18 Sep 08

I dont want to point fingers but...

It was the driver, on the platform, with the candlestick holder

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Mrs J, Bromley says...
1:40pm Thu 18 Sep 08

O my dear boy, one suggests you may want to invest in a dictionary, I’m sorry to bore you chaps out there with this little English lesson but one thinks someone needs to teach this silly little imbecile a lesson.

You may like to know that Wind means, two very brief descriptions:-
Wind 1 (noun) a natural movement of air
Wind 2 (verb) move in or take a twisting of spiral course

You will see that the second definition is apt for your last comment - ie as “winding one’s neck in”.

O one really does loved to be proved right yet again and again.

As for my dusting, I’ve already explained that I never get my hands dirty, that is why one employs your mother.

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Puff Daddy, says...
1:58pm Thu 18 Sep 08

"I dont want to point fingers but."

Good who knows where your fingers have been.

"who's ya daddy "
Bet it was a Greville.

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knowlsey, sidcup says...
2:06pm Thu 18 Sep 08

Was he friends with Gary Glitter?

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Fed Up, says...
2:57pm Thu 18 Sep 08

I don't suppose there is any danger of us actually speaking about the story. Is there anymore news on this guy and the driver? do we know if it was an accident or suicide attempt?

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Timmy, Sidcup says...
4:03pm Thu 18 Sep 08

Definitely suicide attempt, when the man got back on the platform he was shouting at some bloke that he had tried to kill himself and he wanted to die...his wife turned up later and she slapped him round the face, apparently he has a few problems at the moment to say the least.

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Fed Up, says...
4:19pm Thu 18 Sep 08

Thanks for the update Timmy.

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Another Michelle, SMC says...
4:41pm Thu 18 Sep 08

Michelle wrote:
If he wanted to top himself he should have taken a bottle of pills and gone to bed.Just because he wants his life to end he should not disrupt or involve other people
Although I agree with what You are saying the Man wouldn't have been thinking about anyone else.
The fact that he wanted to end his life shows that he is in such a dark place and feels there is no other way out, which is very sad.
I hope he now receives the care and help that he needs

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garry walker, says...
5:36pm Thu 18 Sep 08

I was standing 10 feet from the man who jumped infront of the train.
i was talking to him whislt he was under the train. The most disturbing part of this was that when he got up from under the train he shout to his friend 'i am still here' i feel sorry for the driver and other passengerswho witnessed this act.

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PMSL, LOO says...
6:39pm Thu 18 Sep 08

Mrs J wrote:
O my dear boy, one suggests you may want to invest in a dictionary, I’m sorry to bore you chaps out there with this little English lesson but one thinks someone needs to teach this silly little imbecile a lesson. You may like to know that Wind means, two very brief descriptions:- Wind 1 (noun) a natural movement of air Wind 2 (verb) move in or take a twisting of spiral course You will see that the second definition is apt for your last comment - ie as “winding one’s neck in”. O one really does loved to be proved right yet again and again. As for my dusting, I’ve already explained that I never get my hands dirty, that is why one employs your mother.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha love it!!!!!!!!!!!
you go girl ha ha ha

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Someone, Somewhere says...
8:15am Fri 19 Sep 08

This story and its comments page are a true representation of just how bad this site is becoming. I wish there was a way of disabling these comments pages.

I counted 7 messages in this page which were actually seriously talking about the story. The other 29 are just taking the mickey and making comments about peoples spelling. Could you all just give it a rest now as its becoming tiresome.

This isn't a chat room and I wonder how any of you came to that conclusion.

I thought residents of this area would be a little more mature than this.

I don't care if the guy was pushed, jumped, or slipped, or even dropped by a passing eagle. This is not a funny story so I don't understand how you guys can honestly sit here and make jokes at this guys expense. He's obviously in a very bad way, as is the driver. Can't you stop and think about this for once!?

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Observed, London says...
8:55am Fri 19 Sep 08

At last, someone with a little sense. Was there yesterday and it was not something to be laughed at. It must have affected quite a few people and it was shocking to see someone try and take their own life. Obviously I hope the man is getting the correct help and is not just let back out to try it again at some point. He obviously is/was not mentally sound. I hope the driver is ok too.

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Michelle, SMC says...
8:28pm Fri 19 Sep 08

Someone wrote:
This story and its comments page are a true representation of just how bad this site is becoming. I wish there was a way of disabling these comments pages. I counted 7 messages in this page which were actually seriously talking about the story. The other 29 are just taking the mickey and making comments about peoples spelling. Could you all just give it a rest now as its becoming tiresome. This isn't a chat room and I wonder how any of you came to that conclusion. I thought residents of this area would be a little more mature than this. I don't care if the guy was pushed, jumped, or slipped, or even dropped by a passing eagle. This is not a funny story so I don't understand how you guys can honestly sit here and make jokes at this guys expense. He's obviously in a very bad way, as is the driver. Can't you stop and think about this for once!?
Well said !

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driver, plumstead says...
11:07am Mon 22 Sep 08

i am ok thank you thanks to the kind man who gave me a cup of tea

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Kind Man, Near the kettle says...
5:17am Tue 23 Sep 08

driver wrote:
i am ok thank you thanks to the kind man who gave me a cup of tea
Your Welcome Son

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guy, says...
10:31am Fri 26 Sep 08

Someone wrote:
This story and its comments page are a true representation of just how bad this site is becoming. I wish there was a way of disabling these comments pages. I counted 7 messages in this page which were actually seriously talking about the story. The other 29 are just taking the mickey and making comments about peoples spelling. Could you all just give it a rest now as its becoming tiresome. This isn't a chat room and I wonder how any of you came to that conclusion. I thought residents of this area would be a little more mature than this. I don't care if the guy was pushed, jumped, or slipped, or even dropped by a passing eagle. This is not a funny story so I don't understand how you guys can honestly sit here and make jokes at this guys expense. He's obviously in a very bad way, as is the driver. Can't you stop and think about this for once!?
you thought residents of this area would be more mature?! you obviously don't live in this area, most of the people are on drunk, smoking a joint waiting for the job centre to open.

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railway worker, Crayford says...
11:51am Sat 27 Sep 08

Keith wrote:
Why would the driver be in a bad way? "One-unders" as they are called are common occurences in the train industry and the driver was not doing anything to cause the accident so why should he / she be woried? It's all in a day's work really and there is no need for drivers to start feeling guilty for the mental state of what in effect isn't even a passenger.
So if you were driving along in your car and someone jumped from a bridge and went under your wheels and died you wouldn't feel bad at all?
Let me tell you, most drivers who do have a one-under never forget it and the reasoon that they feel guilty is because there is nothing at all they can do to avoid it! For some, they can deal with the first time, but if it happens again they usually have to leave their jobs. As for my colleagues that have to pick up the pieces (literally) it can leave flashbacks ect.

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doris gordon, says...
1:30am Sat 4 Oct 08

As a driver who has killed 2 people who jumped in front of my train I can only agree with Keith. He is clearly the expert. It didn't affect me when I ran someone over and then comforted his wife on the platform whilst seeing his brains splattered across the platform. Nor did it affect me when I ran over and cut into pieces someone who was lying on the track waiting for my train. And then it did affect me. Having my last victims mother ask me whether he was alive when I cut him into pieces at the inquest. His sister crying her eyes out. Shaking with nerves when I stood before the Coroner. All in a days work according to Keith. Wouldn't we all like a life as boring as Keiths?

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