Boltar wrote:
"Richard J." wrote in message
...
Maybe you didn't get the message from M L Dickinson, but at
Harlesden and Stonebridge Park there are about 50% more
trains to London than there are from London. This is because
the trains which terminate at Stonebridge Park run empty
from Willesden Junction, due to LU not having any staff to
perform the tipping-out duty at Stonebridge Park.

Why can't the driver do it they they do elsewhere on the system?

Because, without assistance from station staff, he has to walk
the whole length of the train and back, checking each car and
closing the doors, and this holds up following trains.

Thats never bothered them on the piccadilly line. Many a time
I've been tipped off at wood green to wait while the driver
wanders down the train without any station staff around.
Besides , isn't the driver responsible for the train so he has
to do it anyway?

That's probably because Wood Green isn't a scheduled reversing point,
and hence staff are not routinely available to support tipping out. It
may be worth a slight delay to the eastbound service in order to plug a
very long gap in the westbound.

Re your last point, responsibility doesn't mean he has to do everything
himself. He can accept an assurance from other qualified staff, in this
and other cases.
--
Richard J.
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