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Title: Crowd control measure or change of plan? Post by: chemphys on February 04, 2010, 19:06:11 Hi,
I'm wondering if any of the members on here can shed any light on the 17:45 Paddington to Reading stopping service today. The train is normally 6 carriages but today was just 3. As a result of this, according the tannoy announcements and the electronic displays at Paddington, the train would run fast to West Drayton (missing Ealing, Southall and Hayes) and the driver repeated the change before leaving Paddington, causing some people to swear and get off. So we left Paddington, with the train with about 90% of the seats occupied and with a few standing. However the train then stopped as usual at Ealing (where it filled right up), Southall and Hayes. So the question is, was that part of the plan all long, to reduce the numbers on the train prior to arriving at Ealing and avoid people being left behind there (and I have seen some ugly scenes at Ealing when there have been short services before and passengers were left behind, so I wouldn't blame them if this is the case) or did someone have a change of heart and order the train to resume it's normal stopping pattern? Incidently, would FGW been fined if they had missed station stops? CP Title: Re: Crowd control measure or change of plan? Post by: Ollie on February 05, 2010, 01:01:04 It is best to make a service pick up only sometimes if it 's going to be grossly overcrowded due to the short formation.
Those going to stations Paddington - Hayes and Harlington would have been able to easily get alternative services 17:48(Greenford), 17:57(Reading) and 18:03(Heathrow) Title: Re: Crowd control measure or change of plan? Post by: eightf48544 on February 05, 2010, 10:50:55 I agree with Ollie making a short formed train pick up only seems a sensible idea.
Even 5 years ago when I was commuting to Taplow I was amazed how many passengers got on at Ealing, many going through to Twyford and Reading. Another reason why Crossrail is disasterous West of Padd. Title: Re: Crowd control measure or change of plan? Post by: Henry on February 05, 2010, 12:46:25 I seem to remember on the Southern out of Waterloo some services would 'pick-up' only at Clapham Junction. Didn't work particularly well, those cagey commuters found out. Title: Re: Crowd control measure or change of plan? Post by: super tm on February 05, 2010, 15:11:21 Many of them still are
Title: Re: Crowd control measure or change of plan? Post by: chemphys on February 06, 2010, 07:13:49 Thanks for the info
Agree about Crossrail, but I'd be amazed if, in the next 4 years or so, there isn't an announcement about Crossrail being extended to Reading. Cp 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 |