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Northern Rail's logic
To cope with the Metrolink closure Northern are using extra carriages on morning peak trains from Chester to Manchester via Altrincham and on afternoon peak trains from Manchester to Chester via Altrincham.
However, they are leaving the extra carriages on non-peak trains not in use and on some trains which are running between Altrincham and Knutsford (the already busy part of the line) between 3pm to 4:30pm, people are having to stand on up on a train when there are two empty carriages attached to the train they are standing up on. Northern say it's because they are using 142s and two joined up need 2 conductors to check all the tickets, but why can't they join up 150s or 156s and make them so you can walk from one end to the other (as they commonly do) instead? |
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To be honest Northern could avoid this problem by having ticket inspectors based at Altrincham, anyone travelling to Manchester, Stockport or Chester is almost guarenteed to have a ticket check. Are there any inspecotrs at stations along this line as Northern have them based at some places (e.g. Wilmslow). |
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* Chester as you leave the station (you could still get off one train and on to another without a ticket) * Stockport, at the bottom of both sets of stairs (you can still go between adjacent platforms without showing your ticket) * Manchester Piccadilly, always at platforms 13 and 14. The rest of the inspectors move around between platforms. Out of the stations between Mouldsworth and Navigation Rd, Knutsford statistically has the greatest passenger numbers. I haven't seen ticket inspectors there since British Rail ran the station. Altrincham has more passengers if you include the Metrolink but Stagecoach are now responsible for Metrolink ticket checks, with Northern Rail being responsible for train ticket checks. The problem with the busiest stations on the line is that there are multiple ways out of the stations at Altrincham, Knutsford and Northwich, which would make it difficult for ticket inspectors. |
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Yesterday when a train from Manchester arrived at Knutsford (a 142 attached to a 156) the conductor threw everyone off the 156 and on to the 142. There was enough room on the 142 at that point, but I don't know why he didn't throw people off the 142 instead.
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Could someone just clarify the situation for me? Would I be right in saying that they where running two multiple units coupled together, but where only letting passengers ride in one of them? If so I really can't understand why. Could someone please enlighten me?
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Central did this yesterday between Skegness and Grantham it was a 156+3 car 158 combo. Although the 158 was opened up to service at grantham. To be fair though there wasnt any need for it to be opened the 156 was far from full i even managed to get a table seat.
pavorossi yes that is correct and as already been mentioned there needs to be a guard in both portions of the train if there is no corridor connectors. Its as much to do with health and safety i would think as well as revenue protection |
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When that's happened though the conductor's always been in the other part from the driver. Last edited by hstudent; 26th July 2007 at 13:47. |
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I saw a porter at Chester station mouth some swear words when he discovered two 142s at the same platform were joined together but people were only allowed to board one of them.
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