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Post by jamesb on Jul 8, 2019 20:14:17 GMT
I used TfL rail to get from Roding Valley to Heathrow airport yesterday. Very impressive service... £1.50 in addition to my 1-4 travelcard, about 21 minutes vs paying over £20 for the Heathrow Express. The train skipped some stations, so it was faster than the advertised 30 minutes.
However, on my way home (carrying a case for my brother) we decided to change over to the Central line at Ealing Broadway.
The gap between the train and platform was unbelievable - with a heavy suitcase I very nearly went flying - I had to jump from the train to the platform. There was no lift, so I carried the case over the stairs.
Are there any limits on how far a gap can be?
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Post by goldenarrow on Jul 8, 2019 21:43:56 GMT
I think it is assessed based on the line speed passing trains of which on the relief lines is up to 80mph which means that all of the TFL Rail stations out west have a fairly large gap. In contrast some of the stations out East have comparativley lower line speeds which has resulted in platforms 15cm higher with less of a step up to the train. Assuming that the 360s have the same floor height as the 345s (given that there are no planned alterations for Heathrow with the introduction of the 345s) that would give vertical step of 25cm or 9.8 inches.
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Post by Chris L on Jul 9, 2019 16:03:41 GMT
I used TfL rail to get from Roding Valley to Heathrow airport yesterday. Very impressive service... £1.50 in addition to my 1-4 travelcard, about 21 minutes vs paying over £20 for the Heathrow Express. The train skipped some stations, so it was faster than the advertised 30 minutes. However, on my way home (carrying a case for my brother) we decided to change over to the Central line at Ealing Broadway. The gap between the train and platform was unbelievable - with a heavy suitcase I very nearly went flying - I had to jump from the train to the platform. There was no lift, so I carried the case over the stairs. Are there any limits on how far a gap can be? I assume this was Sunday and your train from Heathrow was using the fast lines. The gap between the train and the platform is greater here. There has to be clearance for high speed trains passing. Normally you get off a TfL Rail train on the slow line towards Paddington and there is level interchange with the 2 Central line platforms and 1 of the District line platforms. Lifts are being installed and I suspect platform humps will be added to the TfL platforms. |
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Post by rincew1nd on Jul 9, 2019 18:07:16 GMT
The Network Rail standard for platform height is not related to line speed.
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Post by Chris M on Jul 9, 2019 18:46:16 GMT
I used TfL rail to get from Roding Valley to Heathrow airport yesterday. Very impressive service... £1.50 in addition to my 1-4 travelcard, about 21 minutes vs paying over £20 for the Heathrow Express. The train skipped some stations, so it was faster than the advertised 30 minutes. However, on my way home (carrying a case for my brother) we decided to change over to the Central line at Ealing Broadway. The gap between the train and platform was unbelievable - with a heavy suitcase I very nearly went flying - I had to jump from the train to the platform. There was no lift, so I carried the case over the stairs. Are there any limits on how far a gap can be? I assume this was Sunday and your train from Heathrow was using the fast lines. The gap between the train and the platform is greater here. There has to be clearance for high speed trains passing. Normally you get off a TfL Rail train on the slow line towards Paddington and there is level interchange with the 2 Central line platforms and 1 of the District line platforms. Lifts are being installed and I suspect platform humps will be added to the TfL platforms. Having boarded a Class 345 on down slow platform at Ealing Broadway (platform 4), I can confirm that there is a very significant step up to the train there as well. |
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