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What’s the furthest a member of staff can be overcarried one stop?

Vince C

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Manchester to Leicester was the furthest I ever heard of.

Also Manchester to Cardiff, but not really an over carry that one, more someone misunderstanding the job of customer care assistant (first day), and thinking you travelled with the person to their destination before helping them off...
Hmm. Doesn't say much for the training he received before starting that job.
 
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kieron

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It's the answer to a different question, but I think the longest stretch of track without stations appears to be the 47.8 miles from Lockerbie to Carstairs.
Surely that can't be the longest stretch of track without stations as the section between Lockerbie and Kirknewton is further.

Yes, especially since post #1 had customer assistance as an example, and so as such I think Kings Cross - Newcastle Lumo is the winner.
I'm not sure that "winner" is the right term to use in this context, but it seems a bit speculative to guess what Lumo would actually do if a member of staff was overcarrried on that train.
 

GoneSouth

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Surely that can't be the longest stretch of track without stations as the section between Lockerbie and Kirknewton is further.


I'm not sure that "winner" is the right term to use in this context, but it seems a bit speculative to guess what Lumo would actually do if a member of staff was overcarrried on that train.
Do they even provide any platform staff at King’s Cross? I’ve never used them so no idea. Would it actually be a member of LNER staff they overcarry :D
 

pokemonsuper9

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Do they even provide any platform staff at King’s Cross? I’ve never used them so no idea. Would it actually be a member of LNER staff they overcarry :D
Presumably passenger assist would be the most likely over-carry, so as a Network Rail station is it Network Rail, or do LNER do it?
The same could also apply in the reverse direction - the 06:05 from Newcastle is non-stop (well it does have a booked wait at Darlington - but not in a platform).
 

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