1) For the last two nights at Camden Town on the northbound platform (High
Barnet branch), the last doors on the last carriage have been opened. Never
seen this before. The train certainly was no further forward than normal
and hence half of the door/exit only had a 30 cm platform to stand on.

Are the doors supposed to be opened ?


2) I am due to be catching the first southbound train from Totteridge on
Friday. It is stated as being at 0523. Is this likely to be exactly on
time ? Or a few minutes either way. Also, does anyone know what time the
station will open ?

Simon wrote:
1) For the last two nights at Camden Town on the northbound platform (High
Barnet branch), the last doors on the last carriage have been opened. Never
seen this before. The train certainly was no further forward than normal
and hence half of the door/exit only had a 30 cm platform to stand on.

Are the doors supposed to be opened ?


2) I am due to be catching the first southbound train from Totteridge on
Friday. It is stated as being at 0523. Is this likely to be exactly on
time ? Or a few minutes either way. Also, does anyone know what time the
station will open ?
And why do the last doors never open at Hampstead when there is just as
much room at any of the other stations that the train stops at?

Kevin

"Simon" typed



1) For the last two nights at Camden Town on the northbound platform (High
Barnet branch), the last doors on the last carriage have been opened. Never
seen this before. The train certainly was no further forward than normal
and hence half of the door/exit only had a 30 cm platform to stand on.

Are the doors supposed to be opened ?

No AFAIK.


2) I am due to be catching the first southbound train from Totteridge on
Friday. It is stated as being at 0523. Is this likely to be exactly on
time ? Or a few minutes either way. Also, does anyone know what time the
station will open ?

Tube train times are usually spot on, sometimes a few seconds early.
Dunno when station opens but you should be able to get your train.
Tickets are another matter.

--
Helen D. Vecht:
Edgware.

In ups.com,
typed:
Simon wrote:
1) For the last two nights at Camden Town on the northbound platform
(High Barnet branch), the last doors on the last carriage have been
opened. Never seen this before. The train certainly was no further
forward than normal and hence half of the door/exit only had a 30 cm
platform to stand on.

Are the doors supposed to be opened ?


2) I am due to be catching the first southbound train from
Totteridge on Friday. It is stated as being at 0523. Is this
likely to be exactly on time ? Or a few minutes either way. Also,
does anyone know what time the station will open ?
And why do the last doors never open at Hampstead when there is just
as
much room at any of the other stations that the train stops at?

Kevin

AFAIK it's because of the curve of the platform restricting the driver's
view of the rear.

--
Lawrence Myers
Fax No 08719892164

On Wed, 29 Jun 2005 09:19:32 +0000 (UTC), "Simon"
wrote:


1) For the last two nights at Camden Town on the northbound platform (High
Barnet branch), the last doors on the last carriage have been opened. Never
seen this before. The train certainly was no further forward than normal
and hence half of the door/exit only had a 30 cm platform to stand on.

The rearmost doors on the Picc Line w/b at Leicester Square opens onto a
narrow strip of platform without difficulty - I often get off via that
door. On the Northern Line there would be an announcement and a visual
display message if a set of doors is normally cut out for a given
platform - this certainly applies at Charing X s/b.

Are the doors supposed to be opened ?

Can't answer this one.

2) I am due to be catching the first southbound train from Totteridge on
Friday. It is stated as being at 0523. Is this likely to be exactly on
time ? Or a few minutes either way. Also, does anyone know what time the
station will open ?

Unless there is an overrun of engineering work I would work on the
assumption that the train will be spot on time. The station should open
10 minutes before the very first passenger train which in this case
should be yours - the 10 minute parameter is a network wide LU standard.
--
Paul C


Admits to working for London Underground!

Lawrence Myers wrote:
In ups.com,
typed:
Simon wrote:
1) For the last two nights at Camden Town on the northbound platform
(High Barnet branch), the last doors on the last carriage have been
opened. Never seen this before. The train certainly was no further
forward than normal and hence half of the door/exit only had a 30 cm
platform to stand on.

Are the doors supposed to be opened ?


2) I am due to be catching the first southbound train from
Totteridge on Friday. It is stated as being at 0523. Is this
likely to be exactly on time ? Or a few minutes either way. Also,
does anyone know what time the station will open ?
And why do the last doors never open at Hampstead when there is just
as
much room at any of the other stations that the train stops at?

Kevin

AFAIK it's because of the curve of the platform restricting the driver's
view of the rear.

--
Lawrence Myers
Fax No 08719892164
Don't they have TV monitors for that instance. I have never been on the
platforms of Hampstead but I have always assumed it didn't have any
restictions.

Kevin