London Banter - View Single Post - Terminating in a through platform then returning "wrong direction"

dB · June 14th 10, 07:12 AM posted to uk.transport.london

On 13/06/2010 16:00, wrote:
Are there ever occasions during planned or unplanned service
disruption where an LU train heading say "eastbound" will require to
finish its journey in the "eastbound" platform of a two-platform
station, pick-up intending "westbound" passengers for the next
departure whilst still on the "eastbound" platform then head
"westbound" on the "eastbound" line in order to access a crossover to
the "westbound" line?

--
gordon

I've seen it happen a couple of times at Northolt on the Central line,
where a westbound train is reversed without going into the siding. I
don't know why they don't do it more often, as it does speed up the process.