Eight carriages or two?

[jon0844]

Maybe London commuters are too scared to use the doors between carriages because they're used to seeing the 'danger of death' signs on the tube!

As it gets later at night, I do find the train fills up more evenly (but it might just be a 4 or 6-car train then) and wonder if it's actually something that happens only with regular commuters? They get so stuck in their ways that they never even think to change their routine. I usually have my own seat, but it's not in a location that you'd naturally think to pick - which is precisely why it means I always get the seat!

Here's a wild experiment that FCC could try to even out the crowds, although I don't think it's technically possible to do. Take a 12-car 365 and only open the first set of doors when the train is first announced - then the middle set a few minutes later - then the rear set after that, perhaps only a few minutes before departure (as nobody would want to run down the whole platform when the dispatcher is getting ready to get the train out). I wonder if that would force people to spread more evenly, or if they'd just wait until the lights came on for the doors on their chosen set?

 

[MCR247]

All passengers do it. I can guarantee at terminal stations like KGX, MYB etc the back of the train is busier Than the front

 

[Sun Chariot]

Here's a thought from the likes of QueasyJet and RyanUnfAir:

At the time of booking, slap a ruddy great surcharge on any seat being reserved in the Std Class carriage closest to the exit barriers at the destination. Justify the surcharge by calling it a "speedy exit" carriage.

Now for the fun bit: the guard has two door releases; one for the "speedy exit" coach and the other for all the other coaches.

And, given the mentality of the "I must save 30 seconds in my life" herd, which coaches do you suggest we open first...

 

[STEVIEBOY1]

Such a shame. That's why I always carry spares. I love the smell of electricuted commuters. Brightens my day no end.

I Must admit, many many years ago when I were a lad, I was a bit lippy to a railway employee, who gave me a clip around the year and reported me to our school headmaster, result was a short but painful for me, meeting with headmaster & his stick plus having to write out 1000 lines! guess I deserved it as I had been smoking under age, and in a non smoking area, I don't think they would get away with that now.

 

[RPI]

Padd - Reading PF for standing in the vestibule of FC =£79.00, that usually helps them to move along for the rest of the week...

 

[Flamingo]

Padd - Reading PF for standing in the vestibule of FC =£79.00, that usually helps them to move along for the rest of the week...

I get more abuse from commuters on one evening train shifting them out of the FC vestibules than the rest of the weeks trains combined.

And there are ALWAYS empty seats in A & B, usually 50+.

At this stage, I do it out of bloodymindedness (and to wind them up).