Catching the wrong train from a single track station

[johntea]

How many times have you managed to catch the wrong train from a single track station?

I managed it tonight for only the second time ever, at Castleford was going for the 18:59 to Leeds but knew the 18:53 was a few minutes behind schedule so assumed that was the one waiting at the station when I got there so let that depart and caught the next train that pulled in...

“Next stop Normanton”

Only delayed me about 30 minutes in the end as I caught a semi fast to Leeds from Kirkgate and it’s new fancy subway piping out some Yorkshire tune but still annoying all the same!

 

[Chrisgr31]

It could potentially happen very easily at Cowden, because if a train is training late the CIS display changes after the scheduled departure time to the next train, which will usually be going in the opposite direction.

So you could easily board a train going in the wrong direction as the platform display will tell you its a different train.

 

[CumbrianSausag]

How many times have you managed to catch the wrong train from a single track station?

I managed it tonight for only the second time ever, at Castleford was going for the 18:59 to Leeds but knew the 18:53 was a few minutes behind schedule so assumed that was the one waiting at the station when I got there so let that depart and caught the next train that pulled in...

“Next stop Normanton”

Only delayed me about 30 minutes in the end as I caught a semi fast to Leeds from Kirkgate and it’s new fancy subway piping out some Yorkshire tune but still annoying all the same!

Rather oddly I was on the 18:53 in and the 18:59 back out killing some time on a wydr and I did notice whilst the 18:53 was still sat it announced the next train was going to Leeds, the few already drunk locals were a bit confused.