"Anita Lukaszyk" <neety@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message > Tezza wrote: > > > > It used to be a condition (probably still is) that passengers be on the > > platform 2 or 5 minutes prior to departure time. > > It's supposed to be 5 minutes. So if a guard lets a train go early, anyone who misses it is early for the next train. :-)