Without registering for membership you can no longer see the relevant rail group standards. But as I’ve said earlier the yellow lines are only supposed to be provided as a precaution against turbulence caused by passing trains, and are required to be behind the tactiles, and their position is also defined.is there a reason (in law or a safety booklet ect) that the line has to be so far back? i thought it might have been so in the slam door days if a door was opened whilst going slow into the station, they people wouldnt get hit by it
That's Smallbrook BTW. A junction in the middle of nowhere, but you might get a connection...There must be a particular risk of getting sucked off at Sandown. I'll bear that in mind should I visit the island.
I think that’s definitely the most likely reason.That's Smallbrook BTW. A junction in the middle of nowhere, but you might get a connection...
PS back on topic, I suspect the platform is minimum width rather than the tactile paving too far back.
That's Smallbrook BTW. A junction in the middle of nowhere, but you might get a connection...
The tactile strip will fade to a beige/sandy colour so the yellow line is required.Not sure they need a separate line mind, I'd have thought the bright yellow tactile strip would suffice?
In fact Smallbrook Junction is the only Island Line station that regularly sees trains passing through non stop. Even on Steam Railway operating days not all trains stop so there's a reasonable justification.Gosh, the trains must normally go pretty fast through there. That large yellow line seems to be quite a way back from the platform edge.
The tactile strip will fade to a beige/sandy colour so the yellow line is required.
Probably easier to repaint the lines than replace the tactile... tiles.That might be the thinking but surely yellow lines fade too? AIUI the same platform system was used at East Croydon without one: https://flic.kr/p/2jFrNoH
Though I think Island Line trains only run through nonstop at times in between steam services, when there wouldn't be anyone on the platform anyway. (For those who don't know the station, there's no non-rail access, and no real reason for anyone to wait there between two steam services).In fact Smallbrook Junction is the only Island Line station that regularly sees trains passing through non stop. Even on Steam Railway operating days not all trains stop so there's a reasonable justification.
Probably easier to repaint the lines than replace the tactile... tiles.
I think that's the carriage end door.Is that luggage rack for passenger use or is it somewhere for the guards to put their clobber? It looks as though it may be behind a door.
Correct - the carriage end door appears to be in the open position for the video. The logic of placing a luggage rack does seem a little bizarre!I think that's the carriage end door.
Yes as above, it's just the carriage interconnecting door that's been opened against it that's all.Is that luggage rack for passenger use or is it somewhere for the guards to put their clobber? It looks as though it may be behind a door.
Yet nothing on Journeycheck about delays.RTT this morning shows the first down train reaching Shanklin 10 late, and the return working leaving 10 late and reaching St John's 25 late, where it possibly terminated.
Realtime Trains - 2U06 0615 Shanklin to Ryde St Johns Road
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Not an encouraging start it would appear!
No, but at least there was a start!Not an encouraging start it would appear!
Also Journeycheck shows 2 cars but the train has been running as 4 cars.
I thought a shortage of rolling stock meant only one train was running instead of two. Why was the train running as 1 train of 4 carriages, instead of running 2 trains of 2 carriages each?
I thought the plan was to use the other path to continue crew training and fault free running?
Delays and cancellations this morning due to debris on the line apparently, presumably linked to the high winds. Not train related.RTT this morning shows the first down train reaching Shanklin 10 late, and the return working leaving 10 late and reaching St John's 25 late, where it possibly terminated.
Realtime Trains - 2U06 0615 Shanklin to Ryde St Johns Road
Realtime Trains is an independent source of live realtime running information for the Great British railway network.www.realtimetrains.co.uk
Not an encouraging start it would appear!