Merseyrail platform extensions

[Bletchleyite]

Noticed the attached at Aughton Park over Christmas - a short, narrow, metal platform extension that isn't accessible to passengers.

What is the purpose of this and why would they not simply extend the full width?

 

[jamesst]

Noticed the attached at Aughton Park over Christmas - a short, narrow, metal platform extension that isn't accessible to passengers.

What is the purpose of this and why would they not simply extend the full width?

Its so the rear cab door could be accessed on an 8 car. As it's for staff only there's no need to make it full length.

 

[Bletchleyite]

Its so the rear cab door could be accessed on an 8 car. As it's for staff only there's no need to make it full length.

Thanks. Why does it need to be accessed when the units are worked from the saloon?

 

[jamesst]

Thanks. Why does it need to be accessed when the units are worked from the saloon?

In case the driver needs to access the rear cab for fault finding etc

 

[Meerkat]

Poor signage
“Passengers must not pass this point or cross the line”
Ignoring pedantry about ‘nor’ rather than ‘or’ it should surely define ‘line’ - i think most ordinary people would assume they refer to a painted line….of which there is one on the platform.
Wouldn’t ‘tracks’ be a more widely understood word?

 

[Bletchleyite]

In case the driver needs to access the rear cab for fault finding etc

Presumably this couldn't just be via the passenger doors due to the repeated faults with them?

 

[The exile]

Poor signage
“Passengers must not pass this point or cross the line”
Ignoring pedantry about ‘nor’ rather than ‘or’ it should surely define ‘line’ - i think most ordinary people would assume they refer to a painted line….of which there is one on the platform.
Wouldn’t ‘tracks’ be a more widely understood word?

If the painted line runs along the platform (as in "stand behind the yellow line") then you can't cross the tracks without crossing the (Painted) line, so it doesn't actually matter (remarkably unpedantic for me!!). As the notice is really only covering the operators' back (since anyone who needs to be told not to cross busy tracks is almost certainly going to ignore the notice anyway - but then can't claim they weren't warned) , it probably doesn't matter for two reasons.

 

[jamesst]

Presumably this couldn't just be via the passenger doors due to the repeated faults with them?

Purely for ease of access, the last thing you want to be doing on a train if for example it's packed is fighting through to sort a problem in the back cab.

 

[karlbbb]

Noticed the attached at Aughton Park over Christmas - a short, narrow, metal platform extension that isn't accessible to passengers.

What is the purpose of this and why would they not simply extend the full width?

There's a couple of these strewn across the Northern lines now. I think Kirkdale may have one in the down direction?