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MIG · December 4th 04, 08:02 PM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london

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"Peter Masson" wrote in message ...
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What was the problem with Lewisham? The platforms were extended and
the signals were moved as far as I can remember.

Your memory may well be better than mine. ISTR early on in the programme
that Lewisham was one of the 'difficult' stations, and I had sort of assumed
that it was one they never got round to. Did they extend all four platforms?
Peter

I'm pretty sure they did, but maybe they didn't move all the signals
etc. Next time I'm there with my walking boots on ...

Yes, all the signals are moved as well.

The entrances, the information displays and the station office are all
at the Central London end. The extensions were all at the other end.
Trains towards Central London on platforms 1 and 3 seem to stop at the
end of the platform, regardless of train length, which makes sense.
The situation is different with the platforms leading away from
London.

At platform 2, there are 8, 6, 5 and 4 stops at the same place, about
four coach lengths from the far end. There is a 10 stop about two
coach lengths from the end. So eight and ten car trains may hang back
to the end of the station where people are. I couldn't see a 12 stop,
and in any case the far end of the platform isn't used, but the signal
is beyond the end of the plaform.

At platform 4, there are 6, 5 and 4 stops about four coach lengths
from the far end and 8, 10 and 12 stops right at the far end. These
leaves the back end not used at all, and usually results in trains
whizzing past at least four coach lengths of the part of the platform
where people are most likely to be waiting, leaving potential
passengers to chase them if they are capable of doing so.

All these years on, people still don't expect the trains not to use
the part of the platform where the entrance and all the information
displays are.