Passengers on Kennington loop

There is an interesting documentary on YouTube called Haunted-London Underground.. According to that, there have been several reported (but not proven) cases of the inter-carriage doors opening when the trains are stationary in the Kennington Loop. Apparently, it is because (ages ago) a passenger tried to board a train by getting into the gap between the carriages and then using the inter-carriage doors. The train left Kennington Station, entered the loop and the passenger was killed and dragged into the loop.

The story of the passenger being killed is definitely true and it lead to the installation of those black sheets which stop anyone stepping from the platform and into the space between the carriages.

That makes it seem suitable for a ghost to open inter-carriage doors in the loop. But at the end of the documentary, equipment is used to show that there are high levels of infra-sound in the loop. Infra-sound is inaudible but it causes the 'fight or flight' instinct.

So either:

1) Kennington Loop is haunted
2) The drivers who reported the door openings are making it up
3) The doors were not always shut properly and when the trains stopped in the loop they sometimes opened, and infra-sound caused the drivers to assume it was cause by something sinister
4) A prankster read about the passengers death, got into the loop, and decided to try and scare people

I reckon it is either option 2 or 3.

Yes. But how often do the doors just open, especially in the exact same place of Kennington Loop?

Or don't be afraid of ghosts!

The communicating doors on both 1995 and 1996 stock trains do have a tendency to open rather alot. In some cases Iv'e tried to close a few whilst the train has been moving and they wouldn't stay shut.
However, one of the men interviewed about Ken loop was actually a guard when it happened and the driver mentioned there was also a guard on his train too.
This means of course, this story pre-dates the 1995 stock and its shoddy inter-connecting doors.

Strong blast of wind.. I doubt it. The piston effect maybe, but pretty much impossible on the Kennington loop due to the low speeds and being stationary... (unless I don't know air physics)

The story about the passenger being killed that led to the installation of the inter-car barriers was not at Kennington. It happened at Liverpool Street over 10 years ago, and was a passenger trying to get out of a train that was entering the sidings. They tried to get onto the platform by getting through the end doors of one car, but slipped and fell (possibly as the train went over the points). This led to (i) more stringent checks of trains before entering sidings, and (ii) the introduction of the inter-car barriers.

The 'haunted' stories about Kennington are misinformed rubbish.

I'd try to be his/her friend. ;D

Nah, but in that case, i would stay clear of the loop.

Do trains wait at Kennington NB ChX that long?

Did you see any ghosts ........

I should be doing the loop tommorow

Until someone has bad luck and there's a power failure. The driver might get out, without the passengers, because passengers don't usually use the Kennington loop. (although a good driver should always check just in case, imo)

@north End: You win this round....

Did the loop today, and somthing came to mind. Are views from the interior CCTV cameras viewable when the train is stationary from the cab? Was just wondering as at Kennington the driver was annoucing it pretty thoroughly for anyone to leave the train etc!

He might be a bit annoyed, but seeing as it's running line and no-one checked the cars, you have nothing to worry about.

As far as I know.

And a few people wondering how they ended up at High Barnet after boarding a southbound train