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Post by chris on Oct 17, 2005 20:36:13 GMT
There is probably a simple answer to this, but i can't get it for the life of me.
On Dave homepage there is a picture with the caption D78 and C69 Stock trains at Wimbledon. You know the one. Anyway, if they've terminated at Wimbledon, why does one have 'Upminster' and one have 'Edgware Road' as their destinations? If they weren't at the buffer things i could understand it's their next destination, but it looks like they are the ones displayed as the T/Ops entered Wimbledon.
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Post by solidbond on Oct 17, 2005 20:41:03 GMT
The standing instruction on the District Line is to change the destination blind at the station before the terminus, so that, as you enter the terminus, passengers on the platform can see where the train will be going back to  Of course, the refurb changes all that, as you can no longer change the destination until you have arrived at the terminus, else it will get confused  |
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Post by q8 on Oct 17, 2005 20:56:39 GMT
Now that has changed since my day. We were told specifically NOT to change the destination until you were at the terminus and shut down. This applied to both members of the crew.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2005 21:00:06 GMT
Personally I don't find it as useful as some might - when I'm hopping on the train I usually just look at the platform displays if I care about how far the train is going. Most of the time I don't so I just jump on.
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Post by piccadillypilot on Oct 17, 2005 21:07:18 GMT
However, if one is going from Wimbledon to a station beyond Earl's Court then knowing which way the train is going might be useful bearing in mind that not all passengers are familiar with the different types of train and which line/s they work.  |
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Post by Colin on Oct 17, 2005 23:52:53 GMT
Personally I don't find it as useful as some might - when I'm hopping on the train I usually just look at the platform displays if I care about how far the train is going. Most of the time I don't so I just jump on. Of course there is a train of thought here (pardon the pun) - that the platform describers don't always agree with the actual destination of the train you are boarding. There's usually 2 reasons: 1 - It's wrong 2 - The train is being sent elsewhere, but the driver hasn't been told  I tend to rely more on what it says on the front of the train, as in theory at least, the driver should be the one who definately knows where the train is actually going.  ;D |
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Post by Phil on Oct 18, 2005 20:05:12 GMT
I tend to rely more on what it says on the front of the train, as in theory at least, the driver should be the one who definately knows where the train is actually going. ;D That's what I always reckoned (tho occasionally the driver did not know he had been turned in the days before cab-to shore) |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2005 21:34:48 GMT
I tend to rely more on what it says on the front of the train, as in theory at least, the driver should be the one who definately knows where the train is actually going. ;D That's what I always reckoned (tho occasionally the driver did not know he had been turned in the days before cab-to shore) and some drivers like to go to non-standard destinations... South Harrow is one that comes to mind... |
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Of course, the refurb changes all that, as you can no longer change the destination until you have arrived at the terminus, else it will get confused 
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