Cheshire Rover
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A very odd thing happened this morning.
I was on the 0622 Newton Le Willows to Man Vic which is a Northern Service. Journey was as normal until we reached Manchester when we stopped briefly just by Ordsall Junction then after a 'coded'* massage on the tannoy from the driver to the guard we proceeded into Oxford Road. I didn't catch the 'coded'* message.
The guard went down the train stating we have been wrongly routed and that we would be returning back to Man Vic (reversal etc) in 5 mins. After 25 mins sat at Oxford Road, the guard came back down the train to inform the rather now rather annoyed passengers that the train was now terminating at Oxford Road.
Now, putting aside the rather poor communications and subsequent raising of passenger expectations, the guard stated we were wrongly routed and therefore if he was telling the truth (and why wouldn't he?) I would consider this to be a signalling error. I assume we stopped because the driver realised the error, but why would he continue knowing he/she had been sent the wrong way?
And what would happen to the Bobby?
*Coded of course meaning an internal signal to the guard and not morse..
I was on the 0622 Newton Le Willows to Man Vic which is a Northern Service. Journey was as normal until we reached Manchester when we stopped briefly just by Ordsall Junction then after a 'coded'* massage on the tannoy from the driver to the guard we proceeded into Oxford Road. I didn't catch the 'coded'* message.
The guard went down the train stating we have been wrongly routed and that we would be returning back to Man Vic (reversal etc) in 5 mins. After 25 mins sat at Oxford Road, the guard came back down the train to inform the rather now rather annoyed passengers that the train was now terminating at Oxford Road.
Now, putting aside the rather poor communications and subsequent raising of passenger expectations, the guard stated we were wrongly routed and therefore if he was telling the truth (and why wouldn't he?) I would consider this to be a signalling error. I assume we stopped because the driver realised the error, but why would he continue knowing he/she had been sent the wrong way?
And what would happen to the Bobby?
*Coded of course meaning an internal signal to the guard and not morse..
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