How does dispatch work for 12 car trains at Purfleet?

[JoeM1V]

Purfleet has stopping markers for 4, 8 and 12 coach 357 consists on the northbound platform.

The 4 and 8 coach stop markers are accompanied by banks of monitors for (presumably) DOO dispatch, but there aren’t any at the 12 coach marker.

Are 12 coach trains dispatched differently?

 

[JonathanH]

Are 12 coach trains dispatched differently?

Do 12 coach trains ever routinely stop at Purfleet?

It may be that they haven't done so since c2c introduced 12 coach DOO working.

Guards on C2C trains.

C2C went mostly DOO in the very early 2000s when the 357s were introduced. However they kept Guards on all twelve coach trains until the late 2010s. They called them the ridiculous job title "Train Captain" and they were non commercial Guards who stayed in the rear cab and used ten bell...

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[Horizon22]

In-cab monitors?

 

[cool110]

In-cab monitors?

Not on 357s

 

[Alfie1014]

There’s only 1 train longer than 8 cars in the morning peak calling at Purfleet and that is a 10 car 720 which is equivalent to 12 cars and the 720s do have in cab monitors.

 

[357 LTSRail]

12 car class 357s can’t stop at stations on the loop. The platform equipment you see for 4 and 8 car trains was never installed despite platform lengthening as the funding was pulled. Class 720s have in cab monitors so can despatch themselves.