St Pancras EMT platforms: Annoying screens!

[mallard]

I don't know what a "cob" is (other than a corn-on-the-)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cob:

"Cob, a regional name for a bread roll in the Midlands of England."

I think I've lived in the Midlands too long...

 

[WestCoast]

I'm curious, is a "cob" similar to what people in the North West would call a "barm cake", or a "teacake" in Yorkshire?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barm_cake

 

[EM2]

Using the current guideline and given how big St Pancakes is, is it really reasonable to expect someone sitting in Betjamin Arms to make it onto the train in 2 minutes?

Seeing as every retail unit has a departure screen, I'd say it's your own fault if you're in the Betjeman and leave it until two minutes before departure.

 

[TomJ93]

We call it a batch

 

[EM2]

The ones at Betjamin Arms can disappear maybe 5 minutes from the actual departure time, whereas the ones near E* can be taken off 3 minutes ahead and the ones on the main concourse 1 minute early, for example.

They all feed off the nationwide CIS system, and I doubt very much whether it's possible. And before you say it could be done manually, no thank you, I have enough work to do already.

 

[button_boxer]

I'm curious, is a "cob" similar to what people in the North West would call a "barm cake", or a "teacake" in Yorkshire?

Breadcake in Sheffield.

 

[NightatLaira]

Am I the only one who feels its just *wrong* that you can't board your train a full two minutes before its advertised departure time?

No, I'm sort of with you on that. I understand why the TOCs do it, but for able bodied people like ourselves I see nothing wrong with 'legging it' to the doors before they close.

 

[RailwayDan]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cob:

"Cob, a regional name for a bread roll in the Midlands of England."

I think I've lived in the Midlands too long...

Yup, it's called a cob! My Midland roots showing there also.

My girlfriend, who is from Stalybridge calls it a muffin, which is alien to me. When she asked for a bacon muffin in my home town, she got the reply 'Sorry love, we only do chocolate ones 'ere.'
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But on topic, I use the EMT services from STP fairly frequently and have always made sure to leave plenty of time to board for that very reason. As someone else mentioned, they usually enter the platform number 15 minutes before departure, but if you know the set (HST/222) then you can go through the barrier a minute or two early to avoid the crush.

To avoid the long walk from the tube use the Northern Ticket Hall, (no good from the Circle/District lines though) come up via the walkway, below the Southeastern concourse and you're at the right end to get up onto the EMT concourse.

 

[sheff1]

I don't know any station these days where you can get a fresh bacon sandwich.

Leeds, Huddersfield, Birmingham Moor St, Bangor, Llandudno Junction, Glasgow Central.

 

[bb21]

They all feed off the nationwide CIS system, and I doubt very much whether it's possible. And before you say it could be done manually, no thank you, I have enough work to do already.

It might not be possible the way the CIS system is configured at the moment, however with a little investment in the IT side of things, it is not impossible to do. There is no need for manual operation.

However where the investment money will come from in the current economic climate is another matter.

 

[Tomonthetrain]

Leeds, Huddersfield, Birmingham Moor St, Bangor, Llandudno Junction, Glasgow Central.

Cradley Heath does a nice bacon/Sausage cob too (or Sarnie!)

 

[Sceptre]

Brighouse has a cafe overlooking the track which does nice sandwiches, although you have to leave the station to get to it.

 

[185]

I suspect Huddersfield and Hebden Bridge on-platform buffets have accrued several million delay minutes in the last ten years due to their rather nice bacon and sausage barms attracting stray traincrew slowly eating themselves to death.

Not that I've been guilty of err..... anyway