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717s skipping stops
For the 2nd time I've now been on 717 out of Moorgate and for the 2nd time
it skipped Old Street and Essex road. Anyone know if this is to do with the sighting issues that have been mentioned or there some other problem at these stations wrt these trains? |
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For the 2nd time I've now been on 717 out of Moorgate and for the 2nd time it skipped Old Street and Essex road. Anyone know if this is to do with the sighting issues that have been mentioned or there some other problem at these stations wrt these trains? I know they currently need a second driver in the cab at some stations till the signals are relocated. Perhaps, in the absence of said second pair of eyes, they have to skip such stations? |
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On Fri, 24 May 2019 20:30:04 -0000 (UTC)
Recliner wrote: wrote: For the 2nd time I've now been on 717 out of Moorgate and for the 2nd time it skipped Old Street and Essex road. Anyone know if this is to do with the sighting issues that have been mentioned or there some other problem at these stations wrt these trains? I know they currently need a second driver in the cab at some stations till the signals are relocated. Perhaps, in the absence of said second pair of eyes, they have to skip such stations? Sounds plausible. Suits me though - saves 5 mins on the journey! |
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On Fri, 24 May 2019 20:30:04 -0000 (UTC) Recliner wrote: wrote: For the 2nd time I've now been on 717 out of Moorgate and for the 2nd time it skipped Old Street and Essex road. Anyone know if this is to do with the sighting issues that have been mentioned or there some other problem at these stations wrt these trains? I know they currently need a second driver in the cab at some stations till the signals are relocated. Perhaps, in the absence of said second pair of eyes, they have to skip such stations? Sounds plausible. Suits me though - saves 5 mins on the journey! Do they warn in advance that the stops will be skipped? That might confirm the theory. |
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On Sat, 25 May 2019 10:33:40 -0000 (UTC)
Recliner wrote: wrote: On Fri, 24 May 2019 20:30:04 -0000 (UTC) Recliner wrote: wrote: For the 2nd time I've now been on 717 out of Moorgate and for the 2nd time it skipped Old Street and Essex road. Anyone know if this is to do with the sighting issues that have been mentioned or there some other problem at these stations wrt these trains? I know they currently need a second driver in the cab at some stations till the signals are relocated. Perhaps, in the absence of said second pair of eyes, they have to skip such stations? Sounds plausible. Suits me though - saves 5 mins on the journey! Do they warn in advance that the stops will be skipped? That might confirm the theory. They do. Followed shortly after by people rushing off the train. |
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On Sat, 25 May 2019 12:38:47 +0100
Recliner wrote: On Sat, 25 May 2019 10:54:26 +0000 (UTC), wrote: They do. Followed shortly after by people rushing off the train. Yes, that seems to confirm it. I suppose that the other possibility is that they're some sort of express skip-stop service, that would suit travellers such as you, but I guess that they'd then be branded and promoted as such. That would probably be a first on that section of line. This story provides a bit more info, but doesn't actually answer the question: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...n-cab-drivers- window-passengers-danger.html Looking at the cab photos it does look rather overcrowded and its fairly obvious why the drivers view is restricted. But they really should have thought of this during the design. I wonder if a mirror at a suitable angle on the left of the drivers window that could be folded away when above ground would help them see the signals? |
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On Sat, 25 May 2019 15:26:41 +0100
Basil Jet wrote: On 25/05/2019 11:54, wrote: They do. Followed shortly after by people rushing off the train. Are these scheduled trains, or are they untimetabled extras going to Gordon Hill? If I showed up at Old Street for an infrequent service to The train was going to gordon hill but whether it was timetabled or not I couldn't say. |
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717s skipping stops
In message , at 15:26:41 on Sat, 25 May
2019, Basil Jet remarked: Incidentally, Watton-At-Stone now has practically no trains to Stevenage on Monday to Fridays. The GBNRTT gives no hint of replacement bus times. There's long term engineering works near Stevenage, and I think the replacement buses run "on demand". There are no shortage of electric trains sitting around unused that could run an hourly shuttle from Watton to Knebworth, Wouldn't that involve a reversal at Stevenage? but they can't be arsed. Or the track's not available. -- Roland Perry |
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