Andy wrote on 18 July 2009 13:22:54 ...
On Jul 18, 12:58 pm, "Tim Fenton" wrote:
"Mizter T" wrote in message

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Aren't they supposed to check at the end of the line or only when the
train is shunting do they check for people still on board?
The carriages only have to be checked when the train is about to do a
move which isn't "passenger certified" (or whatever the exact phrase is).

Isn't the loop at Kennington an instance, apart from the others you
mentioned, where the staff clear everyone out of the train first?

Not any more, the checks stopped a few months back, presumably because
a normal passenger wouldn't notice anything unusual until they arrive
at Kennington for the second time!!

They might notice that the train was running slowly (max 15 mph IIRC)
round a very sharply curved track, and might fear that they were being
dumped in a siding. That's very similar to the circumstances at
Liverpool Street some time ago where I understand that a passenger
panicked, opened the inter-car door, and fell to his death. I thought
it was that incident which led to detrainment procedures being tightened
up, so I'm very surprised if they've been relaxed again.
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