A question for the pro's!

Each operator has his/hers own braking spots, normally a Train Operator would pick out a certain object and use that as his braking point - at this point he should start to apply the Trains brakes knowing that the spot he started to brake out would provide a gentle stop at the station. (But you have to take into account factors such as the weather, for example if it's raining you would brake earlier to ensure you don't slip and go flying past the thing you were aiming to stop at. )

It all depends on who the Train Operator is and how confident he/she is at driving in situations like approaching a station for example, every Operator has his/her own driving techniques which he/she will use to drive the Train with.
Some operators would use light acceleration/braking whilst others would tend to be a bit more rougher, same goes for entering stations, an operator might be really confident and hit at a good 40-50mph whilst the next might not be so confident and enter at a slower 25-30mph. (but you have to remember, if you enter at a high speed you have to ensure you CAN stop where you want to in the length you have to stop at it and the speed the Train is moving at)

Operators are associated with the route they are driving on (hopefully), seeing a station and using the Emergency Brake to stop at it isn't really a professional driving skill. (Unless you want to throw a few punters about. ;D)

Entering a station at 50 mph? on the MET main maybe!!
The highest permitted speed on the District & Piccadilly (and most of the others I would think) is 45mph.

You are quite right, the driving style plays a part and we do use certain 'trigger' points to start braking - but the trains performance will differ between each train - thus every station stop is a new experience - not a standard set piece!!

I know that this line uses ATO, and not a true statement of this thread, but I still can't get over the speed a 1992 stock train hits stations and stops in time (well most of the time), is it easy to get away with this in Coded Manual?

I've seen a train come out of parallell at the bridge before one of the east end stations, (can't think which one though) and overshoot the monitors, despite the train op dropping the deadman.

So... no.

I assume this is for a sim. In real life there is nothing to tell you to stop, you learn from experience and the feel of the train.

When a driver is new to a line they will have spend about a month with an Instructor Operator learning the line and getting the feel of the trains.

I heard a story today about a Picc driver who kept overrunning stations and was on his final warning. "What did he do?" I hear you ask.

I'll tell you what he did! He hit Wood Green too fast, threw the selector into reverse, and...
...Burnt out all four motor cars! At least he had fireworks to celebrate his final day at work .

Actually it can be used as a last resort brake - just before the TIF brakes engage .

If an 'operator' as you call them, hit the platform edge at 50mph, there is quite a high chance that they would go sailing out the other end.

As a rule of thumb, if you dont hit the platform more than 35mph, there is plenty of time / space to play about with, rather than stopping on the mark or just after with a full brake application, just because you hit the platform fast.

So, 30mph ish at the platform edge, service 3 brake, leve it, then release the brake as required, so that you stop smoothly in service 1.

If you really want to be a perfectionist, you can release the brake fully when you are doing about 2/3 mph, as what is left in the system will stop the train, however the train will then stop very smoothly. Of course go back to a braking position once the train has stopped.



The highest speed limit is on the met, which is 50mph, however you still woudlnt hit the platform at that speed!



No, the LAST resort is the T I F brake!