Penultimate destinations

[Andyh82]

Whereas I agree with this policy, there is an issue where the destination on the actual train is usually the real one, so doesn't tie up with what is on the destination boards (the pacers in York heading to Burley Park would still display Leeds or perhaps Harrogate)

As well as avoiding passengers catching the 'all shacks' I think there is or was a similar thing going on since Northern started joining two services together at Manchester for operational reasons with either the train or the boards ignoring this.

I was waiting in Preston to catch a train to Chorley and the train was either displaying Manchester but advertised as Huddersfield, or displaying Huddersfield but advertised as Manchester. It caused confusion.

 

[telstarbox]

At Sheffield the slow service is marked 'Local Stopping Service' on the departure board. Not sure what is shown at Manchester.

 

[PermitToTravel]

Another issue is that journey planners, itineraries, Google Maps, reservation coupons, etc; will all say to get the train going to Leeds, not to Burley Park! Someone unfamiliar with the practice of showing short destinations might be unable to find their train

At Sheffield the slow servicpe is marked 'Local Stopping Service' on the departure board. Not sure what is shown at Manchester.

No mention is made of the slowness or Pacerness at Manchester. At Sheffield it's "Express Service" or "via the Hope Valley"

 

[mm333]

At Leeds, the 1640 Northern sem-fast to Sheffield is shown on the PIS with Meadowhall as the terminating station, with a message that says something like "Local service to Wakefield and Barnsley"

The 1640 XC to Reading has "Change at Sheffield for Leicester and St Pancras".

I imagine it's to get people travelling to Sheffield off the Northern service.

 

[Sean Emmett]

Waterloo used to show 18.05 to Farnham via Ascot as destination 'Frimley', but now shows it as Farnham. On board announcements make it clear its for Farnham via Richmond and Ascot.

 

[LewFinnis]

The 'Circular Tour' HS1 trains from St Pancras Int are shown at St P with Sandwich as the destination (though often Ramsgate on the train); the destination to is given as Whitstable when it gets to Dover, as it takes longer to get to Faversham than the direct train via Canterbury East.
Those leaving St P in the other direction usually show Margate as the destination, as there is a quicker train to Ramsgate via Ashford.

 

[Timrud]

mm333 - does that xc service go via Doncaster? If you buy a day return to Leeds it says 'not via Doncaster'

There is the 16:33 Northern service from the same platform as the 16:40 'Meadowhall' service, I think the Meadowhall designation is to maybe stop confusion between those trains?