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Title: Re: Maesteg Line Longer Trains Project Held Up By Newts Post by: Conner on May 06, 2008, 15:50:22 And the fact we nicked the stock that was meant to deliver the lengthened service.
There is no incentive to lengthen now as there can't be longer trains. Title: Re: Maesteg Line Longer Trains Project Held Up By Newts Post by: Btline on May 06, 2008, 22:08:20 Why can't you just have doors open on 2 carriages (ie. on unit) at that station?
Title: Re: Maesteg Line Longer Trains Project Held Up By Newts Post by: Conner on May 06, 2008, 22:18:16 Why can't you just have doors open on 2 carriages (ie. on unit) at that station? No SDO.Local door is an option which I thought they could use. As long as it is 2 150's that is. 142's or 143's have no end gangways so it can't work. Title: Re: Maesteg Line Longer Trains Project Held Up By Newts Post by: devon_metro on May 07, 2008, 16:15:53 Why can't you just have doors open on 2 carriages (ie. on unit) at that station? No SDO.Local door is an option which I thought they could use. As long as it is 2 150's that is. 142's or 143's have no end gangways so it can't work. Seems to work fine at St James park - only farce with pacer local doors is that only a single leaf opens! Title: Re: Maesteg Line Longer Trains Project Held Up By Newts Post by: Jez on May 08, 2008, 23:36:27 Why can't you just have doors open on 2 carriages (ie. on unit) at that station? No SDO.Local door is an option which I thought they could use. As long as it is 2 150's that is. 142's or 143's have no end gangways so it can't work. I think the Maesteg-Cardiff (on onwards to Cheltenham) service is mainly run by 158's? Title: Re: Maesteg Line Longer Trains Project Held Up By Newts Post by: Chris from Nailsea on May 09, 2008, 00:05:47 - only farce with pacer local doors is that only a single leaf opens! Yes, I've experienced SDO on a 143: I caught the 1519 from Melksham to Chippenham, for my connection to Bristol Temple Meads. I was the only passenger waiting at Melksham: the 1519 was a 143, with two staff in the front cab. The train stopped, and I pressed the door open button opposite me (at the rear of the train): no reaction, but the conductor gestured me right up to the front of the train (single door opened only) for me to get on the train! I dutifully jogged up to her single opened door, squeezed in, and we departed. ::) ;D Title: Re: Maesteg Line Longer Trains Project Held Up By Newts Post by: Jim on May 09, 2008, 15:07:13 Melksham can't take a whole 143, so thats why.
Title: Re: Maesteg Line Longer Trains Project Held Up By Newts Post by: Chris from Nailsea on May 09, 2008, 15:14:53 I appreciate that, Jim - but can't they open both leafs, of the front door only, in such situations?
Title: Re: Maesteg Line Longer Trains Project Held Up By Newts Post by: Conner on May 09, 2008, 15:58:58 Pacers Local Door is for single leaf only, nothing they can do about it.
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