iphone76
Member
As a driver yesterday, here are a few of my observations.
First it was a great atmosphere. It was really nice to see so many people enjoying their day - even though the days of us testing and travelling with no passengers is now over.
The platform edge doors are an absolute boon. People actually stopped attempting to board once the hustle alarm sounded. I was really impressed how they acted to stop people trying to force the doors, board at the last minute, etc.
Canary Wharf. When I travelled home I was impressed how people boarding at the station were in neat lines like they are at the jubilee line station - I wonder if that will catch on at other stations?
As mentioned above, I did notice at a few stations that there were people crowding at one end, whilst the other was totally empty. At some stations where we get a minute dwell time, I did look at the internal cameras and whilst some carriages were really crowded, others were totally empty.
It was interesting to see how the line seemed to take on all those displaced by the issues on the Jubilee and Circle/Ham line yesterday evening. At first I thought that Liverpool Street wouldn't cope if it was like this on a normal day, but I guess a lot more people were using it last night to get around.
Oh - as someone mentioned above, there really was a noticeable number of dogs traveling on the line.
Overall a really positive day. I'm next down there in the middle of next month, so it'll be interesting to see how it has settled down over the first month.
First it was a great atmosphere. It was really nice to see so many people enjoying their day - even though the days of us testing and travelling with no passengers is now over.
The platform edge doors are an absolute boon. People actually stopped attempting to board once the hustle alarm sounded. I was really impressed how they acted to stop people trying to force the doors, board at the last minute, etc.
Canary Wharf. When I travelled home I was impressed how people boarding at the station were in neat lines like they are at the jubilee line station - I wonder if that will catch on at other stations?
As mentioned above, I did notice at a few stations that there were people crowding at one end, whilst the other was totally empty. At some stations where we get a minute dwell time, I did look at the internal cameras and whilst some carriages were really crowded, others were totally empty.
It was interesting to see how the line seemed to take on all those displaced by the issues on the Jubilee and Circle/Ham line yesterday evening. At first I thought that Liverpool Street wouldn't cope if it was like this on a normal day, but I guess a lot more people were using it last night to get around.
Oh - as someone mentioned above, there really was a noticeable number of dogs traveling on the line.
Overall a really positive day. I'm next down there in the middle of next month, so it'll be interesting to see how it has settled down over the first month.