Trains stopping at top of platforms

[europhile]

Originally Posted by ColmmacO

Irish Rail management have ordered all drivers to stop at working platform cameras at the top of platforms from now on.

Surely the camera covers the whole platform anyway? I don't see the logic.

Notices should have been erected about this. I'm sure loads of people must have fallen during the snow and ice in recent weeks having to run fifty yards for a train.

[ColmmacO]

Originally Posted by europhile

Surely the camera covers the whole platform anyway? I don't see the logic.

Notices should have been erected about this. I'm sure loads of people must have fallen during the snow and ice in recent weeks having to run fifty yards for a train.

I'm sure it covers the whole of the platform. However if the driver were to stop short of the camera his view of said camera could be impaired by passengers standing on the platform.

Its a small change, which could have done with some advance notice, but none the less its not really too big of an issue in general.
I'm not going to let it bother me

[europhile]

I'm sure it bothers elderly people, parents with young children and those less able-bodied than yourself.

[James Howard]

Originally Posted by europhile

I'm sure it bothers elderly people, parents with young children and those less able-bodied than yourself.

Exactly, add on those with heavy bags, people in wheelchairs, people with visual impairments.

I've noticed that at Connolly recently, they have started on occasion parking two short trains at each platform so that you have to walk the length of a train before you get to the rear of the train you are boarding. This is not an insignificant walk for somebody with restricted mobility.

[Trampas]

7.15 Maynooth to Connolly train literally moaned in Louisa bridge about it.

As said already maybe if their was notices in the station to inform people wouldn't be as bad.

Then again we can't get drivers to display the correction information on the front of trains

[Colm Moore]

Originally Posted by europhile

Surely the camera covers the whole platform anyway? I don't see the logic.

It not the cameras, its the display monitors.

[Trampas]

I was on the 7.45 from Maynooth and did stop at the top of platforms