Platform etiquette being trialled on Jubilee

It wont work. We have a white line that people have to stand behind at Heathrow Terminal 4 station, while we do our security sweeps (BAA's requirement), and it also eases the traffic flow out of the platform (1 exit only, right at the end). No matter how many announcements you make or/and how many time you point to it people still stand right in-front of the doors, in the way of passengers trying to exit the station.

What I do now, especially at King's Cross (only when wearing my uniform though), is stand there until they move out of my way completely, and tell them that letting me off first will mean they get on quicker... It usually gets through to the ones standing right in-front of me, but the rest try and board to each side...

They had these at Green Park and I think London Bridge when I was there... at GPK I used to pull a bit past the stopping mark to confuse people as the platform markings didn't line up... Very stupid idea another great demonstration of LULs ability to waste £££s

There's also painted 'Door Stopping Area' painted on the platforms at Highbury & Islington overground platforms... those on the Westbound platform, thend to get congregations of people blocking the stairway, as they try to board the first set of doors, and guess what, they stand in the door stopping area... and won't let anyone off!

I've been letting this wind me up for some time now and the other day at Lewisham DLR my patience finally snapped. Arriving alongside the platform, the train stopped, I opened the door and although I was the only person attempting to get off, a potential boarder simply walked straight at me. I dipped my shoulder and sent him flying back on to the platform to no reaction whatsoever. No sense - no feeling I guess.

Hmm, clouted with a '4" across flats' wrench...

Boff! Ouch! *cringes*

While I can slightly understand people "accidentally" blocking the exits at most stations where you are not entirely sure where the doors will be when the train pulls in - on the newer part of the Jubilee Line, which has the platform doors it is unforgivable when people do the same.

My best experience was a few years ago at Canary Wharf at a time when I needed walking sticks to get around and as I got off, a guy shoved past to get on the train.

I lost my balance and fell over (not entirely genuinely to be honest) and half a dozen concerned people leapt to help me up again. As I hobbbled away, the miscreant was getting seriously evil stares from the other passengers on the train.

Of course there used to be signs by the doors/gates on trains www.ltmcollection.org/photos/photo/photo.html?_IXSR_=Bx744zd25jr&_IXMAXHITS_=1&IXinv=1998/70050&IXsummary=results/results&IXsearch=gate&_IXFIRST_=56

Perhaps these should make a comeback?

well all i can say is station i work it got these yellow markers installed the other night and they are actually working its quite funny seeing passengers they stand look at them then decivde to stand outside the yellow X as the train pulls in and it does actually reduce the dwell time as well

And as a further illustration that "there's nothing new under the sun", here's a link to some images of the old Glasgow Subway, including one of a lone gentleman waiting politely behind the "Q here" markings: www.hiddenglasgow.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1057&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

If I find my way impeded by boarding passengers when trying to get off, I find a good jab with the elbows very effective, coupled with a loud yell of "Manners!".

LOL when I was a guard I mastered the art of blocking the whole of my doorway in busy times, otherwise you were guaranteed people would try to get in with you. Well they still tried but I just blocked the door and said "use another door please" "why?" "well I'm the guard and this is my door". Still used to get people try to argue with me, or try to duck under the guard's bar to stand on my gangway - errrr no I don't think so!

Come on what's the point?? I mean if people can't understand/ignore verbal PA's to let passengers off before boarding. What chance does an intresting patterned yellow painted box of getting them to stand in the right palce. It doesn't even work for the staff on SATS they've had a yellow box to help them know where to stand to give us train op's optimal views of them. Yet still we have to scan the crowds looking for the baton.

Although the markings weren't particularly dirty at London Bridge today, they were still being completely ignored.

As the anouncement "Stand clear of the closing doors" is obviously translated by many as " Quick run, get stuck and hold up the service!" Why not confuse them as I tried one evening.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, The train is now ready to depart. The beeps you are about to hear signify the start of the race to get on before the doors shut. Ready,Steady.."Beep beep beep
Unprofessional I know but nobody jumped on and held the doors open!!

What's the point of putting these in a stations with platform edge doors? (PEDS). Surely the PED tell you where the train door will be?