"Clive D. W. Feather" wrote in message
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In article , Nick
writes
Speaking of 5-car formations, I've noticed some nice new "5 car stop"
signs
appearing near some of the platform monitors on these routes (surely they
could just use the "6 car stop" positions anyway?

A driver of a 5-car train must stop at the "S" sign if there isn't a
specific "5". Just the same as the driver of an 8 car train can't stop at
the "4" sign if there isn't an "8". Some TOC managements will treat a
failure to do so as a SPAD.


This is somewhat over the top, many places don't have stop signs, e.g. the
whole of Cardiff Valley Lines. Stopping short of the sign would be worse
than going past because the back of the train could be off the platform.

John.