"Piers Connor" wrote in message
...
Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 18:19:56 on
Tue, 7 Sep 2004, Robin Mayes
remarked:
Please avoid using Kings Cross underground station, if possible

Most people who can avoid using it, already do avoid using it...


Any bets on how long it will it will be before a Thameslink train is
routed
into a non-electrified platform at the new St Pancras?

Best regards,
Piers

Are you casting aspersions on us signallers at West Hampstead PSB.

Westcad (new signalling control for St.Pancras) is run as a separate entity
to the rest of the signalling at WH.PSB and all the signallers on it are
straight off the street with less than 6 months experience and are not
passed out for any of the "entry/exit" panels in the 'box.

Up until now they have had it very easy only signalling 4 trains in and out
per hour.
From the start of the blockade it will be very different and in the morning
peak will be running 17 trains in and out per hour.

Anyway to answer your concern about putting a Thameslink train into
platforms 8 and 9 (non-electrified), if the signaller tries to set a route
into platform 8 or 9 the system actually pops up a question asking you if
the train is an electric or not before setting the route. So, as long as
these new signallers know the difference between a Thameslink and a MML
train we'll have no problems!!!

Cadman