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Stop Board position 08/08/2024 at 13:48 #158077
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Cambridge North platform 3 (the bay) has both the 5-car and 10-car stop boards at the end of the platform, just before the buffer stop and meaning that a 5-car train will be a long walk from the stairs/lift to the exit.

Is there some reason not to put the 5-car board at the mid-point? Nothing comes immediately to mind.

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Stop Board position 08/08/2024 at 14:17 #158078
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Roger Ford's First Law: "Never assume railways are rational organisations".
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Stop Board position 08/08/2024 at 14:19 #158079
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There's no scheduled service I can see doing joins or divides at CMB. Maybe it's just to catch out distracted drivers
Jamie S (JAMS)
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Stop Board position 08/08/2024 at 14:34 #158080
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Typically I would expect trains to be drawn right the way down so that you can fit something in on top. The advantage of that is if the service goes up the wall and the train ends up getting left there for a few hours it's not a problem if you want to put something else in there.
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Stop Board position 08/08/2024 at 16:55 #158083
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TUT in post 158080 said:
Typically I would expect trains to be drawn right the way down so that you can fit something in on top. The advantage of that is if the service goes up the wall and the train ends up getting left there for a few hours it's not a problem if you want to put something else in there.
That's probably as good a reason as any. Thanks.

Postal: I agree.

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Stop Board position 08/08/2024 at 17:15 #158084
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It may also be a location where there has been a history of stop short incidents
Glyn Calvert ACIRO
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