🚂 Today my train journey was delayed

Jun 2, 2025

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A schedule of upcoming trains, with my training showing as cancelled due to a fault.
In this memory: Eamon Droko

I was making the trip to Bristol today and my connecting train was cancelled due to a fault on the train.

Of course I wondered, about what that fault was.

Then I saw how it impacted the wider system.

And all I could think of was Eamon's and his 99 second talk on the quality of trains.

Did I have a quality train experience today? No.

Was the train faulty? Yes.

Do I always plan to arrive early when I take the train? Yes.

Do I accept it? Yes, because there's no alternative.

I have no real story here apart from the fact that every time I take a train and see a problem, then I think of Eamon. 🚂

CEO & Founder at Ministry of Testing
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I've been working in the software testing and quality engineering space since the year 2000 whilst also combining it with my love for education and community building. 🎓 MoT-STEC qualified
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