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".
--
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