Terminating at West Kensington

Makes sense as you'd have to depart from the w/b platform at EC which IIRC isn't signalled for passenger moves.

The indicators on the trains can state "West Kensington". Don't know about the platforms though.

EC16 EB from platform 3 but you can only go to Gloucester Rd.

Paul

We must remember that a West Kensington service may be needed to convey staff to and from Ashfield House.

Just looked in the District WTT, 'AH' note - conveys staff members to and from Ashfield House - do not cancel

It's a long time since i worked on the DR!

Back in about 1967, there was a huge railway emergency service, as it was known as in those days between W.Ken and Acton Town, using what seemed like 100 odd assorted RT/RTL/RTWs, due to bridge replacement at Stamford Brook. I've got some cine film of it somewhere.

So yes, the DR did terminate at W Ken then. The buses went in via Barons court Bridge, Barons Court Road, and terminated by the railway. Of course, there were very few cars around in those days. Such a move would be impossible today.

I think West Ken works well since at least there is the flexibility of bringing another train into the westbound platform while the driver is walking through the previous train at that stopping point (sorry this isn't the tech term!) just west of the station. I've seen that happen a couple of times today, and in the equivalent situation if they were using Olympia it would have left passengers stuck on board between ECT & OLY for several minutes.

Incidentally, do these "West Ken reversing" weekends mean more work for Earl's Court signallers than a normal day?

I imagined such operations would require increased manual actions than when trains are heading off west out of the area. I guessed someone has to see when the train stops at that right place towards Barons Court, then throw the points, watch for it to arrive into the eastbound platform and then return to normal - manually?

Semi-related, as it's the same closure, but the DMIs at Kings Cross said Acton Town as presumably they couldn't display Hammersmith! I was confused and thought the train was set up wrong then I looked on the TfL site and realised the closure *was* to Hammersmith!