Platform Overshoot - Do They Happen Often?

[HarleyDavidson]

Just saying like!

Anyone know if these automated trains on the Paris metro have an obstacle detector on the front, so if someone falls in front of it, it stops automatically?

 

[azz7008]

Had this once on a New Street to Leicester stopper forgetting to stop at Water Orton, then had it the other way once where a Stansted ‘express’ called there unscheduled.

Also had a regional train in Italy went out way too far about 1/2 the coaches from the platform at Venice Mestre station and had to reverse back in.

 

[Billy A]

Just saying like!

Anyone know if these automated trains on the Paris metro have an obstacle detector on the front, so if someone falls in front of it, it stops automatically?

I've actually gone and ploughed through Wiki en francais about this and as far as they know the system relies totally on platform doors as the alternative to a driver keeping his eyes open.
Also, they've had the inevitable total failure when a faulty router in one station caused everything to shut down and it took an hour and a half to get the passengers out. So far that's been the only major meltdown.

 

[HarleyDavidson]

I've actually gone and ploughed through Wiki en francais about this and as far as they know the system relies totally on platform doors as the alternative to a driver keeping his eyes open.
Also, they've had the inevitable total failure when a faulty router in one station caused everything to shut down and it took an hour and a half to get the passengers out. So far that's been the only major meltdown.

Thanks for that.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Just saying like!

Anyone know if these automated trains on the Paris metro have an obstacle detector on the front, so if someone falls in front of it, it stops automatically?

I don't know, but the platforms are 100% door-fitted. Line 14 is 100% in tunnel, Line 1 is about 95% in tunnel and the bits of it that aren't are either very well fenced or in the middle of a dual carriageway road.

 

[HarleyDavidson]

Anyway, aside the Paris metro, which is fully automated, we better get back to the UK and topic before we get our wrists slapped!

 

[Billy A]

Anyway, aside the Paris metro, which is fully automated, we better get back to the UK and topic before we get our wrists slapped!

Before doing that....I was wondering while there how the procedure in Stockholm could be truly safe and watching from the platform doesn't really tell you. You Tube does though. The door close buttons are just inside the cab door so the driver stands in the doorway and while engaging the mk1 eyeball initiates the "door close" sequence. There's still an unmonitored delay between this and moving off but I guess they rely on people being sensible enough not to try boarding while the doors are closing.

 

[scotraildriver]

Currently travelling from Croy to Glasgow Queen Street which was meant to be stopping at Lenzie.

As we were approaching Lenzie the driver was coming in far too fast and had to slam on the brakes in the result the front 3 carriages of a 6 carriage train overshot the platform. Does this happen often?

This is the very first time where I've been on a train where it's overshot the platform.

To go back to the OP here is what happened. This is the only Edinburgh - Glasgow train which has a booked call at Lenzie. However around the braking point there was a bird strike which damaged the drivers windscreen and debris was obscuring the drivers vision. At the same time a passenger in first class was concerned by the banging noises as a number of birds went under the train and activated a pass com. Despite dealing with all this the driver was still braking for Lenzie although a bit later than planned and was very unfortuate to encounter poor adhesion and overshot. Not drfending the overshoot but hopefully an insight as to how such things may occur.

 

[83G/84D]

An HST overshot Castle Cary by quarter of a mile on Saturday.