Bustin' all kinda nuts on the train
Tickets Please Bill Swaine During one evening shift on the Coburg line, we received an urgent call to go to Royal Park station. On arrival we found a considerable amount of blood on the platform and in the doorway of the office. On entering the office there was a middle-aged man sitting in a chair clutching himself, and literally soaked in blood. Also in the office was the SM (station master) and a middle-aged lady. It transpired that the man had exposed himself to the lady on the train, and far from being phased, she immediately applied the toe of her shoe with considerable force to the offending area, resulting in a severe laceration and profuse bleeding. When the train reached Royal Park she had to help him from the train to seek help from the station staff. The ambulance arrived and carted him off to hospital, and a prosecution eventually followed. from Life on Victorian Railways by Nick Anchen I wonder how he explained it to friends and family. Did he tell the tru