On Feb 12, 12:56*am, "John Salmon" wrote:
"Peter Masson" wrote
[East Croydon]

Indeed. Platforhas bor terminatinggg local trains for many years, *with
down
slow on 6 and up slow on 4. These don't conflict with fast line trains on
3
(down), 2 (reversible) and 1 (up), although AIUI platforms 2 - 5 are
signalled reversibly.

Indeed they are, with 3 and 4 being quite difficult to traverse in the
'wrong' direction, although I've done both of those things.
I'll still like someone to tell me how to find a train on which I can travel
northwards from platform 2 under a position 1 'feather', i.e. using the
first left-hand crossover to the up fast.

Down from 4 was fairly common in the evening peak in the last
timetable, as the 18:20 to Three Bridges was *always* late by at least
4 mins. An enterprising signaller would then put the 18:26 Horsham in
4 (8 min gap in up trains as I recall), freeing up 3 for the 18:30
Soton/Littlehampton. On only one occasion did my train (the 18:30) use
4.