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Title: Paddington Surge Post by: grahame on August 14, 2007, 23:37:52 Have you experienced the "Paddington Surge"? Where everyone gathers at the departure board ...... wwwwwwaiting to know which platform their train is on just a few minutes before it's due to leave.
(http://www.wellho.net/pix/pennsurge.jpg) The same thing seems to happen at New York's Penn Central too. See picture! Title: Re: Paddington Surge Post by: martyjon on August 15, 2007, 09:00:33 Have you experienced the "Paddington Surge"? Where everyone gathers at the departure board ...... wwwwwwaiting to know which platform their train is on just a few minutes before it's due to leave. (http://www.wellho.net/pix/pennsurge.jpg) The same thing seems to happen at New York's Penn Central too. See picture! But do they have those pesky barriers at Penn Central. Title: Re: Paddington Surge Post by: Percy on August 16, 2007, 14:07:49 LOL - yes.
And I've been caught out many a time. I queue up at the other end of the platforms, the Hammersmith/City tube line end. I'll be stood there, with the rest of the waiting posse, in pre-surge stance. I'll look away, either down at the trains, or at my watch or something, and when I look back, the surge is already in progress....and they're all walking, but I never quite know which platform they're surging to, so I stand, and wait, and watch gormlessly at the departure boards, waiting for it to cycle back onto page 1 so that I can see what platform I should start surging myself towards. :'( This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |