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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2012 19:50:26 GMT
Excuse my ignorance but what is the bank headshunt?
What line is it on and what direction etc?
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Post by superteacher on Jun 9, 2012 20:04:43 GMT
Excuse my ignorance but what is the bank headshunt? What line is it on and what direction etc? Well as this thread is in the DLR section, I thought you may have worked this out! It's just a siding to the west of the platforms to allow trains to reverse. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2012 20:21:19 GMT
Doh! Yes sorry. Viewing this on my iPhone so didn't spot that.
Was going quickly through recent threads.
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Post by chrisvandenkieboom on Jun 9, 2012 20:53:59 GMT
[...] It's just a siding to the west of the platforms to allow trains to reverse. Actually, more to the northwest.. |
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Post by superteacher on Jun 9, 2012 21:13:26 GMT
[...] It's just a siding to the west of the platforms to allow trains to reverse. Actually, more to the northwest.. Yes, geographically, but I was referring to the direction of travel at that point, which officially is described as westbound. |
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Post by Chris M on Jun 9, 2012 21:22:39 GMT
which is less geographically incorrect than the westbound description of Beckton departures!
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Post by superteacher on Jun 9, 2012 21:34:59 GMT
which is less geographically incorrect than the westbound description of Beckton departures! Would make an interesting quiz question - where in London do yoo travel west but actually go east? Or something like that . . . |
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Post by causton on Jun 9, 2012 21:39:20 GMT
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Post by superteacher on Jun 9, 2012 22:51:21 GMT
Or even the "westbound" Piccadilly line between Cockfosters and Oakwood.
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Post by norbitonflyer on Jun 10, 2012 12:34:57 GMT
Met trains leaving Watford are travelling south westwards, whilst those leaving Uxbridge are travelling north eastwards, yet both are travelling in the "same" direction, towards Baker Street
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Post by norbitonflyer on Jun 10, 2012 12:47:27 GMT
Met trains leaving Watford are travelling south westwards, whilst those leaving Uxbridge are travelling north eastwards, yet both are travelling in the "same" direction, towards Baker Street
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Post by Fahad on Jun 10, 2012 14:46:49 GMT
According to the Six Bells Junction site, there are some interesting restrictions on people in the headshunt I think the latter requirement extends to PSAs - not once have I seen a train enter platform 9 with a PSA in the last carriage |
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Post by Chris M on Jun 10, 2012 17:46:58 GMT
I wonder what the rationale for that restriction is?
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Post by Fahad on Jun 10, 2012 20:19:12 GMT
I'd presume it has something to do with evacuation or rescue during an emergency - moving from one car of a DLR train to another cannot be fun
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Post by alfie on Jun 10, 2012 21:06:51 GMT
A simple walk over it is..
It was a 'railtour', so I presume they'd want to keep tabs on everyone who was in there. Don't want to lose passengers when you've knowingly taken them somewhere they normally don't go.
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Post by Fahad on Jun 10, 2012 21:14:49 GMT
A simple walk over it is..  do the doors double as ramps or something? It was a 'railtour', so I presume they'd want to keep tabs on everyone who was in there. Don't want to lose passengers when you've knowingly taken them somewhere they normally don't go. How does one lose passengers on a train? |
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Post by alfie on Jun 10, 2012 21:19:54 GMT
I'm very sure at the end there's a small 'footplate' style thing, and with two units coupled it's basically just walking over.
If they are in a different car..ooh, I'll leave that to someone more knowledgeable than me.
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Post by Fahad on Jun 28, 2012 20:31:11 GMT
I recently re-read this and picked up on something -
Who is accountable if someone is carried over into H&W sidings? The station staff are not supposed to check the train...
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do the doors double as ramps or something?
