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[email protected] · July 15th 16, 10:15 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In article , (Roland Perry)
wrote:

In message , at 12:40:21
on Fri, 15 Jul 2016, Recliner remarked:
I'll believe that. I travelled on the Northern Line from Euston to
Embankment the other day. And at every single station one passenger
or other blocked the doors. Often repeatedly.

There were even people left on the platform, who when the doors were
opened for a second attempt at closing, leapt aboard only to have
their backpacks caught in the doors!

And all of this with the dispatcher yelling down the PA for
passengers not to obstruct the doors!!

I wonder if the northbound Northern line has more obstruction and
scuffling for the doors because of the multiple available destinations?
If the current crowded train goes to your branch, you may have to wait
for a couple to pass before your next one -- so you have a strong
incentive to squeeze on to it. With a simple line like the Victoria,
there's very little downside with waiting for the next train, so more
people will be prepared to stand back, and let a crowded train leave
without them. And as the trains are now so frequent, the delay will be
minimal.

Last time I looked, Euston to Embankment was southbound. The train was
terminating at Kennington.

Were there also Morden trains on the board?

Didn't look. In any event if people wanted Morden, why clamour to get
on a Kennington train?

Because journeys via the Charing Cross branch to Morden as often as not
involve changing at Kennington?

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Colin Rosenstiel