In message , at 11:19:53 on
Thu, 22 Jan 2009, Grant remarked:
On the Midland Mainline there are several stations where the guards
announce "mind the gap between the train and the platform edge".

And "mind the gap" is painted on the platform edge at Market Harborough.

Mind you, less of a gap and more of a jump. There must be 18" vertical
between step and platform. How come the two are so far out of alignment?

I presume the track has been canted over in recent times, to facilitate
fast through-running.
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Roland Perry

On 22 Jan, 11:28, Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 11:19:53 on
Thu, 22 Jan 2009, Grant remarked:

On the Midland Mainline there are several stations where the guards
announce "mind the gap between the train and the platform edge".

And "mind the gap" is painted on the platform edge at Market Harborough.

Mind you, less of a gap and more of a jump. There must be 18" vertical
between step and platform. How come the two are so far out of alignment?

I presume the track has been canted over in recent times, to facilitate
fast through-running.

Platform 2 at Lewisham has such huge gap in places that you have to
leap over it. I don't know how the elderly manage it.

There is no announcements, but lights under the platfrom come on when
a train approaches.

In message , Roland Perry
writes

I presume the track has been canted over in recent times, to facilitate
fast through-running.

Going into London on SWT this morning, I noticed "mind the gap"
announcements at every station after Putney. I suspect this results from
switching over the fast and slow lines a few years back - the platforms
on the old up slow line have all been visibly raised at some time in the
past, but those on the new slow line (old up fast) have not, leaving
quite a gap.

At most stations it was a standard "mind the gap between the train and
the platform", but at Queens Road Battersea it was subtly different:
"mind the step down from the train to the platform".
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Paul Terry

In article ,
(Paul Terry) wrote:

In message , Roland Perry
writes

I presume the track has been canted over in recent times, to
facilitate fast through-running.

Going into London on SWT this morning, I noticed "mind the gap"
announcements at every station after Putney. I suspect this results
from switching over the fast and slow lines a few years back - the
platforms on the old up slow line have all been visibly raised at
some time in the past, but those on the new slow line (old up fast)
have not, leaving quite a gap.

At most stations it was a standard "mind the gap between the train
and the platform", but at Queens Road Battersea it was subtly
different: "mind the step down from the train to the platform".

I don't think the up line designation has ever been quite as you say but
it's academic at Queens Road Battersea as there has only been one up
platform in use for many years.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

Grant wrote:
Roland Perry wrote:
On the Midland Mainline there are several stations where the guards
announce "mind the gap between the train and the platform edge".

And "mind the gap" is painted on the platform edge at Market Harborough.

Mind you, less of a gap and more of a jump. There must be 18" vertical
between step and platform. How come the two are so far out of alignment?



chester has the words painted on the edge (you can see to varients, one
saying "Please mind the gap "and the other just "mind the gap" one has
been blacked out and the other written on top but i cant remember which
way round,

also on the mml routes the guard often announces it as "please take care
when leaving the train and mind the gap between the train and the
platform edge"

In article , (Roland
Perry) wrote:

In message
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at 01:26:12 on Thu, 22 Jan 2009, THC
remarked:
My wife wants to know whether "Mind the Gap" as used on London
Underground is used on railways, metros outside London (I'm pretty
certain that announcements are made on Platform 17 at Clapham
Junction
- the phrase is certainly picked out in white paint as you step off
the train) but for the life of me I can't think of any examples of
seeing it written or hearing it on PA systems elsewhere in the UK.
I'd be grateful for any examples, o wise ones!

On the Midland Mainline there are several stations where the guards
announce "mind the gap between the train and the platform edge".

That seems to be a general line on National Rail lines now.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

In article ,
(Roland
Perry) wrote:

In message
,
at 01:26:12 on Thu, 22 Jan 2009, THC
remarked:
My wife wants to know whether "Mind the Gap" as used on London
Underground is used on railways, metros outside London (I'm
pretty
certain that announcements are made on Platform 17 at Clapham
Junction
- the phrase is certainly picked out in white paint as you step
off
the train) but for the life of me I can't think of any examples
of
seeing it written or hearing it on PA systems elsewhere in the
UK.
I'd be grateful for any examples, o wise ones!

I seem to recall reading that some Americanisms came over with
Chicago financier Yerkes, who founded a London tube/bus empire at the
beginning of the 20th century, after having to leave Chicago under a
cloud, because of something to do with financing the Chicago El'.

Wasn't there one of his minions, an ex and restored Brit' from New
Jersey, who became Lord Stanley?

Jeremy Parker

In article ,
(Jeremy Parker) wrote:

I seem to recall reading that some Americanisms came over with
Chicago financier Yerkes, who founded a London tube/bus empire at
the beginning of the 20th century, after having to leave Chicago
under a cloud, because of something to do with financing the
Chicago El'.

Wasn't there one of his minions, an ex and restored Brit' from New
Jersey, who became Lord Stanley?

You mean Albert Henry Stanley (1874-1948), who became Lord Ashfield. Born
in Derby but his early career was in the USA, including Detroit and New
Jersey.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

"THC" wrote in message

My wife wants to know whether "Mind the Gap" as used on London
Underground is used on railways, metros outside London (I'm pretty
certain that announcements are made on Platform 17 at Clapham Junction
- the phrase is certainly picked out in white paint as you step off
the train) but for the life of me I can't think of any examples of
seeing it written or hearing it on PA systems elsewhere in the UK.
I'd be grateful for any examples, o wise ones!

I'd say it was grossly over-used on LU. It's used at many station with
straight platforms and no significant gap, which means regular
passengers simply filter it out, even though there are a few stations
where you really do need to watch out (eg, the Central Bank platforms).

(eg, the Central Bank platforms).

As well as the bends, ISTR the west end of the westbound platform
drops down, leaving the large vertical gap that I noticed on my way
towards the floor of the carriage, having tripped over the step...