Spyke wrote:
In message ,
Alistair Bell writes
And if the reversing siding (probably just one road in the
depot) is rated for passengers, you can do it even more quickly
because you don't have to check that everyone is turfed out at the
station.

ISTR that the LU policy of checking the train before reversing is
not because it's not safe for the passengers to be carried into the
sidings, but because they have a tendency to panic and do stupid
things. This was after the incident at Liverpool Street where a guy
missed his stop and got carried into the reversing siding, but
instead of simply waiting for the train to reverse and deposit him
back at the platform, he went running through the train, slipped
while trying to cross between carriages and got dragged underneath
the train to his death.

Exactly. "Doing stupid things" in obviously hazardous situations is one
reason why slam-door trains will be withdrawn in 2004/5 ... except of
course for LU's entire fleet! (Slam doors at the end of each car)
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Richard J.
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