Selective Door Opening (SDO) in Cornwall - merged topics

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[dog box]

SDO^▸ (Selective Door Opening) 2 starts 18/05/08 when all training is completed.

[Chris2]

Thanks for the answer to my question and warning about changes to door opening policy.

So if a wheelchair bound customer wants to board a train at Lostwithiel as coach E is not officially platformed what would happen as coach E is not currently unlocked officially and will not be in the future?

[richard bickford]

Good point.

Back the train up and open just one door?

Probably easier at the moment, as moving forward is easier I understand than going backwards which requires permission.

[smokey]

Good point.

Back the train up and open just one door?

Probably easier at the moment, as moving forward is easier I understand than going backwards which requires permission.

Moving trains backwards does need premission, and in some places WON^▸ (Weekly Operating Notice )'T happen as it can cause Signal systems to Fail Safe with ALL signals turned RED

[vacman]

SDO^▸ (Selective Door Opening) 2 was meant to start on the 10th March but rumour was that it was on hold "indefinitely" but that was only rumours from varios traincrew.

[Conner]

Anyone else noticed that Guard seemed to have given up on SDO^▸ (Selective Door Opening) in Cornwall exceot when they have to?

Camborne now seems to be done from the Buffet, all doors, as do most stops which aren't considered to be dangerously short.

Have TM^‡(resolve)'s been told this or are they getting lazy.

Better than one the other day who did Doors Forward from Coach E at Truro, quickly realised his mistake and let A,B,C and D on though.

[Btline]

Anyone else noticed that Guard seemed to have given up on SDO^▸ (Selective Door Opening) in Cornwall exceot when they have to?

Camborne now seems to be done from the Buffet, all doors, as do most stops which aren't considered to be dangerously short.

Have TM^‡(resolve)'s been told this or are they getting lazy.

Better than one the other day who did Doors Forward from Coach E at Truro, quickly realised his mistake and let A,B,C and D on though.

Useless system. Even with perfectly competent staff, it causes delays. Ban it! Ban it now!

[gaf71]

Anyone else noticed that Guard seemed to have given up on SDO^▸ (Selective Door Opening) in Cornwall exceot when they have to?

Camborne now seems to be done from the Buffet, all doors, as do most stops which aren't considered to be dangerously short.

Have TM^‡(resolve)'s been told this or are they getting lazy.

Better than one the other day who did Doors Forward from Coach E at Truro, quickly realised his mistake and let A,B,C and D on though.

Useless system. Even with perfectly competent staff, it causes delays. Ban it! Ban it now!

Apparently SDO '2' comes into force on monday. What that means i don't know, but did see a TM today leafing through a rather thick briefing booklet. Watch this space!

[oooooo]

Basically means the TGS is platformed *nearly* everywhere instead of platforming the front power car. Means a change in policy to cycle loading, gets a bit confusing as if you put your bike in TGS then want to get off at one of the few exceptions where the TGS isnt platformed....

[Mookiemoo]

Basically means the TGS is platformed *nearly* everywhere instead of platforming the front power car. Means a change in policy to cycle loading, gets a bit confusing as if you put your bike in TGS then want to get off at one of the few exceptions where the TGS isnt platformed....

I take it Evesham is one of the exceptions?

In normal formation if TGS is platformed on the up service then the front power car has to go past the signal

At the moment its the only station on the cotswold line that is not effectively SDO^▸ (Selective Door Opening) 2

[Conner]

Anyone else noticed that Guard seemed to have given up on SDO^▸ (Selective Door Opening) in Cornwall exceot when they have to?

Camborne now seems to be done from the Buffet, all doors, as do most stops which aren't considered to be dangerously short.

Have TM^‡(resolve)'s been told this or are they getting lazy.

Better than one the other day who did Doors Forward from Coach E at Truro, quickly realised his mistake and let A,B,C and D on though.

Useless system. Even with perfectly competent staff, it causes delays. Ban it! Ban it now!

Actually Btline, that was a staff mistake.
Why? He was checking tickets and just didn't remeber he wasn't at A like usual.
And I am greatful to him because it was an additional service and wouldn't have to work as it was a bank holiday.

[Conner]

Basically means the TGS is platformed *nearly* everywhere instead of platforming the front power car. Means a change in policy to cycle loading, gets a bit confusing as if you put your bike in TGS then want to get off at one of the few exceptions where the TGS isnt platformed....

I take it Evesham is one of the exceptions?

In normal formation if TGS is platformed on the up service then the front power car has to go past the signal

At the moment its the only station on the cotswold line that is not effectively SDO^▸ (Selective Door Opening) 2

The other day I saw a poster in Camborne Station with a person putting a bicycle in Coach E, I think.
But the Ticket Office was closed and I couldn't get a better look.
Camborbne has a similar situation to Evesham, TGS is just off the back unless you go past the signal and on to the level crossing.

[Btline]

There will also be problems at Wrcstr Frgt Strt! Sometimes, Coach A will be adjacent, sometimes not.

This will make 5 min + dwells more common.

Does anyone know why? It is not as if a signal is at the end of a platform.

I suppose one reason is when the train terminates at Wrcstr Frgt Strt, the front power car has to be adjacent to let the driver off. At least people can switch the position of bikes at Shrub Hill, but dwells will then increase there!

[vacman]

Some stations have now been classed as normal platforms again, and TM^‡(resolve)'s to release doors that are platformed at the time rather than sticking to what the book says-i.e. it says that Truro on the up only front 7 coaches to be released even though the only door of the platform is the TGS door which isn't CDL^▸ (Central Door Locking) anyway!