| Binned sausage rolls served to rail passengers Posted by grahame at 12:25, 4th January 2026 |     |
From The BBC
A train worker who was sacked after first class passengers were served sausage rolls from a bin has said he was going "over and beyond for the customer".
Peter Duffy, who worked for London North Eastern Railway (LNER), was accused of preparing sausage rolls he had "retrieved from a bin", which were then served to passengers by a colleague.
Another member of train crew reported hearing laughter from the kitchen before the food was served and made a complaint after noticing sausage rolls that were in the bin had disappeared.
Mr Duffy was sacked by the rail firm, but later claimed unfair dismissal and discrimination. However, at a tribunal in Newcastle, a judge concluded LNER had acted reasonably.
Peter Duffy, who worked for London North Eastern Railway (LNER), was accused of preparing sausage rolls he had "retrieved from a bin", which were then served to passengers by a colleague.
Another member of train crew reported hearing laughter from the kitchen before the food was served and made a complaint after noticing sausage rolls that were in the bin had disappeared.
Mr Duffy was sacked by the rail firm, but later claimed unfair dismissal and discrimination. However, at a tribunal in Newcastle, a judge concluded LNER had acted reasonably.
| Re: Binned sausage rolls served to rail passengers Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 13:39, 4th January 2026 | |
Hmm.
At no stage in this BBC report, nor associated local news reports, is there any explanation as to why those sausage rolls had been consigned to the food waste bin.
If they were 'outside date', no excuses - even homeless charities wouldn't want them.
| Re: Binned sausage rolls served to rail passengers Posted by TaplowGreen at 16:50, 4th January 2026 | |
From The BBC
A train worker who was sacked after first class passengers were served sausage rolls from a bin has said he was going "over and beyond for the customer".
Peter Duffy, who worked for London North Eastern Railway (LNER), was accused of preparing sausage rolls he had "retrieved from a bin", which were then served to passengers by a colleague.
Another member of train crew reported hearing laughter from the kitchen before the food was served and made a complaint after noticing sausage rolls that were in the bin had disappeared.
Mr Duffy was sacked by the rail firm, but later claimed unfair dismissal and discrimination. However, at a tribunal in Newcastle, a judge concluded LNER had acted reasonably.
Peter Duffy, who worked for London North Eastern Railway (LNER), was accused of preparing sausage rolls he had "retrieved from a bin", which were then served to passengers by a colleague.
Another member of train crew reported hearing laughter from the kitchen before the food was served and made a complaint after noticing sausage rolls that were in the bin had disappeared.
Mr Duffy was sacked by the rail firm, but later claimed unfair dismissal and discrimination. However, at a tribunal in Newcastle, a judge concluded LNER had acted reasonably.
"......later claimed unfair dismissal and discrimination" - seriously?
| Re: Binned sausage rolls served to rail passengers Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 17:05, 4th January 2026 | |
The full 21 page A4 'pdf' is available on the Government website, at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69539019542c867b685c4078/Peter_Duffy_v_London_North_Eastern_Railway_Limited_2502343-23_Reasons.pdf .
| Re: Binned sausage rolls served to rail passengers Posted by ChrisB at 11:53, 5th January 2026 | |
Hmm.
At no stage in this BBC report, nor associated local news reports, is there any explanation as to why those sausage rolls had been consigned to the food waste bin.
If they were 'outside date', no excuses - even homeless charities wouldn't want them.
At no stage in this BBC report, nor associated local news reports, is there any explanation as to why those sausage rolls had been consigned to the food waste bin.
If they were 'outside date', no excuses - even homeless charities wouldn't want them.
That question is a smokescreen - the employee took them out of the bin. Full stop. Unhygienic, surely, means that even if made same day, contact with anything unhygienic means they were unusable?
| Re: Binned sausage rolls served to rail passengers Posted by eXPassenger at 16:54, 5th January 2026 | |
According to other sources the sausage rolls had been cooked for an order that was cancelled. They were then disposed of. When a subsequent order was received he removed the cooked and cooled sausage rolls from the bin and warmed them up instead of cooking fresh sausage rolls.
I am sure the bacteria enjoyed the ride.
| Re: Binned sausage rolls served to rail passengers Posted by TaplowGreen at 19:33, 5th January 2026 | |
According to other sources the sausage rolls had been cooked for an order that was cancelled. They were then disposed of. When a subsequent order was received he removed the cooked and cooled sausage rolls from the bin and warmed them up instead of cooking fresh sausage rolls.
I am sure the bacteria enjoyed the ride.
I am sure the bacteria enjoyed the ride.
5 second rule?
