LIFE ON THE LINE

摘要

It wasn't meant to be like this. When Danny Francis left school in Plaistow towards the end of the 1980s he planned to go to college to do a computer course. At the time, everyone agreed that IT was the profession of the future: get in on the ground floor you'd have more work than you wanted, and as much money as you needed. Then his girlfriend became pregnant, so he needed a job in a hurry. Unfortunately, it was 1991 - not the best year to be looking. Luckily, his dad worked for London Underground. He put in a good word, and Danny ended up on a track maintenance team. He's been there ever since, officially as a track worker, but in the past two-and-a-half years he's been based in the office.