Yet another lengthened journey home tonight thanks to problems with
"over sensitive" doors on the Victoria Line. Driver regularly announcing
passengers to keep clear which when you've got delays in the peak is not
always that easy. On this occasion the driver announced something
trapped in doors of car 4, then later on, in car 3. I doubt for one
minute many passengers in the middle of a train would know which car
they are in the first place. From what I gather 1 is the front, 8 at the
rear.

So as they aren't numbered within the cars, what is the point of
announcing a specific car number?

(Thinking about it they could incorporate the car number into the
display inside, Southern manage to on class 377s)

--
Phil Richards
http://www.flickr.com/photos/philstephenrichards

In article ,
Phil Richards wrote:
So as they aren't numbered within the cars, what is the point of
announcing a specific car number?

It may be aimed at the platform staff (who might then be able to help
more easily).

--
Mike Bristow

On Nov 23, 9:17*pm, Phil Richards
wrote:
Yet another lengthened journey home tonight thanks to problems with
"over sensitive" doors on the Victoria Line. [...]

FWIW there was also a "person under a train incident" on the Vic line
(at Euston?) this evening which obviously led to delays and disruption.

On 23/11/2011 23:57, Mizter T wrote:
On Nov 23, 9:17 pm, Phil
wrote:
Yet another lengthened journey home tonight thanks to problems with
"over sensitive" doors on the Victoria Line. [...]

FWIW there was also a "person under a train incident" on the Vic line
(at Euston?) this evening which obviously led to delays and disruption.

Thanks, I know all that - there were notices and announcements to the
effect. I've still put in for a delay claim most of which was attributed
to the "sensitive door" faff we endured at at least three stations.

--
Phil Richards
http://www.flickr.com/photos/philstephenrichards

I too was caught up in the Victoria Line chaos last night. My journey
was from Wimbledon to New Barnet - train to Vauxhall, VL to Highbury
then train to New Barnet. Made it as far as Pimlico, when the VL train
stopped interminably in the platform. I crossed over, got a s/b train
to Stockwell, Northern line to Moorgate then train home, arriving
about 40 minutes late.

Don't know what happened, but if it was a 'person under a train' then
for once I don't blame TfL. But why could the disruption not have
been announced on the South Eastern train at Vauxhall? After all, lots
of people make the same interchange, and staff at Vauxhall must have
known what was going on. Then I could have stayed on the train to
Waterloo and avoided the VL altogether.

A bit of joined up thinking is all it needs - is that too much to ask
of our fragmented transport system?

Peter

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On Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:56:47 -0800 (PST)
peter wrote:
Don't know what happened, but if it was a 'person under a train' then
for once I don't blame TfL. But why could the disruption not have
been announced on the South Eastern train at Vauxhall? After all, lots

You'll be lucky. Half the time they don't even announce the disruption on
other tube lines and you'll still hear that moronic "There is a good service
on all london underground lines" automated announcement which I can only
presume they keep playing in the vain hope that'll it'll brainwash the
masses into believing it.

A bit of joined up thinking is all it needs - is that too much to ask
of our fragmented transport system?

Unfortunately yes.

B2003

"Phil Richards" wrote in message
...
Yet another lengthened journey home tonight thanks to problems with "over
sensitive" doors on the Victoria Line. Driver regularly announcing
passengers to keep clear which when you've got delays in the peak is not
always that easy. On this occasion the driver announced something trapped
in doors of car 4, then later on, in car 3. I doubt for one minute many
passengers in the middle of a train would know which car they are in the
first place. From what I gather 1 is the front, 8 at the rear.


The delay caused by the sensitive edge doors appears disproportionate to the
benefit. The Victoria line used to be ultra reliable. Now it's just a
shambles.

John

"peter" wrote

Don't know what happened, but if it was a 'person under a train' then
for once I don't blame TfL. But why could the disruption not have
been announced on the South Eastern train at Vauxhall?

Perhaps because Southeastern don't go to Vauxhall. ;-)

Peter

On Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:27:07 -0000
"John C" wrote:
The delay caused by the sensitive edge doors appears disproportionate to the
benefit. The Victoria line used to be ultra reliable. Now it's just a
shambles.

Just wait until we have fully automatic trains with no drivers at the front.
That'll be utter chaos. It might work on the DLR but that never sees the
crush loadings you get on the tube. Much as I despise Bob Crowe he's right
about this one.

B2003