Post by class411 on Aug 10, 2013 7:35:37 GMT
Does anyone know why district line trains operate at a severely reduced speed when approaching Gunnesbury westbound? (Well before it would need to decelerate for the station.)
When I first noticed it some years ago I assumed it must be track work in progress but last week I used the service and it is still happening.
I couldn't swear it happens on every journey because I've become so used to it that I often don't even register the fact, particularly if I'm reading. It certainly happens a lot, though, and it's not the normal profile for a driver slowing for a signal. The train slows right down and continues for some time at a steady, slow, speed, before, IIRC, speeding up again to get to the station.
When I first noticed it some years ago I assumed it must be track work in progress but last week I used the service and it is still happening.
I couldn't swear it happens on every journey because I've become so used to it that I often don't even register the fact, particularly if I'm reading. It certainly happens a lot, though, and it's not the normal profile for a driver slowing for a signal. The train slows right down and continues for some time at a steady, slow, speed, before, IIRC, speeding up again to get to the station.
