Post by superteacher on May 30, 2014 23:53:32 GMT
Does anyone know what was wrong with the Central line during the evening peak? There were a number of missing trains, out of order running and bunching, with trains being held in platforms from time to time.
It was compounded by a defective train, which caused a 12 min gap in the eastbound service around 6pm, but this happened after the things I mentioned above. The platform at Bank was, in my opinion, severely overcrowded with people queuing in the passageways leading from the stairs to the Northern line.
And yes, you guessed it, this all took place with the good service messages being played. There wasn't even an announcement explaining why there was such a long delay. Don't Wood Lane have the ability to make announcements to the stations any more, or do they not bother, or do they think such a service is acceptable, thus not seeing the need for an announcement?
However, the inaction of the staff at Bank in terms of a lack of announcements about the delay and their failure to stop passengers from entering the platform also leaves a lot to be desired.
It was compounded by a defective train, which caused a 12 min gap in the eastbound service around 6pm, but this happened after the things I mentioned above. The platform at Bank was, in my opinion, severely overcrowded with people queuing in the passageways leading from the stairs to the Northern line.
And yes, you guessed it, this all took place with the good service messages being played. There wasn't even an announcement explaining why there was such a long delay. Don't Wood Lane have the ability to make announcements to the stations any more, or do they not bother, or do they think such a service is acceptable, thus not seeing the need for an announcement?
However, the inaction of the staff at Bank in terms of a lack of announcements about the delay and their failure to stop passengers from entering the platform also leaves a lot to be desired.
