On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 00:52:11 +0000, David Cantrell
wrote:

In the past few months I've noticed that many of the trains coming in
to platforms 9 to 12 at Victoria *crawl* all the way down the platform
before stopping. Anyone know why this is? It can't be some silly
safety issue because they accelerate out of the platforms normally,
and the same trains stopping at other stations - with crowded
platforms - come in quite fast and decelerate just like they always
have.

I think it is the Train Protection and Warning System so it is a silly
safety issue as you phrase it. There has been much comment (Roger Ford
in Modern Railways for one) about the very low speeds that the system is
set to in stub terminals. This means trains have to crawl into terminal
platforms at 10mph or less. In some cases it has reduced overall
capacity of the railway because it is so restrictive.
--
Paul C


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