Re: Why does my train do this?

["Freight_man" <freight_man@hotmail.com>]

At North Melbourne you can enter the Underground, and I am guessing that the
Driver has entered the platform, behind another train. Their are two
intermediate speed trips along the platform, which should lower before a
train approaching at the correct speed reaches them. My guess is that the
Driver is stopping to allow the trip to lower, or tripping on it. He may be
approaching the Platform at normal speed, or the trip may be defective.
Rod

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Rex Manning <mailto:RENEZELLWEGER@amygrant.freeservers.com> wrote in message
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> David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> > Peter Shute wrote:
> >
> > > On Wed, 9 Feb 2000 07:57:33 +1100, "Dave Proctor"
> > > <thadocta@spambait.dingoblue.net.au> wrote:
> > >
> > > >Peter Shute wrote in message ...
> > > >>Often my morning train (St Albans to F.St via loop) stops a couple
of
> > > >>carriages short at North Melb (platform 3), waits about a minute,
then
> > > >>moves up. Why? Any ideas?
> > > >
> > > >Perhaps because the platform is occupied by another train?
> > >
> > > I obviously haven't explained properly. Everyone has assumed that I
> > > meant it stopped a couple of carriages short of the start of the
> > > platform.
> > >
> > > I meant that it enters North Melbourne, but stops a couple of carriage
> > > lengths short of where it normally would. It sits there for a minute
> > > or so, with people inside the train and on the platform trying to
> > > force the doors because they think the driver has forgotten to release
> > > them. The driver says over the PA "please don't try to open the doors
> > > until I move up". Then he moves up and releases the doors.
> > >
> > > This happens at least once a fortnight. I can't imagine why this is
> > > necessary.
> >
> > Does the train stop very suddenly?  If so, he has probably hit a low
speed
> > intermediate trip.
>
> no it just pulls in normally just short of the platform about 1/2 of it is
> on the platform and than the driver pullz forward
>
>