70014IronDuke
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Looking at S&C and Wennington line services on RTT a few days ago, I noticed that in the evenings (possibly Sunday only) some services, after arrival at Leeds, continued unadvertised on other routes - Knottingly, I think. Similarly (though I think it has now ceased) one S&C service on Sundays used to continue unadvertised to Nottingham. (Yes, I know there is one which is advertised.)
Again, I think it's probably stopped with Covid, but one morning Mansfield - Nottingham service used to go forward to Norwich. (Again, there was another which was advertised as a through train.) Similarly, an afternoon Liverpool - Norwich used to split at Nottingham, with one unit then continuing to Mansfield or possibly Worksop.
And I expect there are other examples.
I presume TOCs don't want to advertise these as through workings for operational convenience - to use the opportunity to pull the unit out of service, or whatever - but my question is, if the unit is going to continue forward, do guards/conductors make an announcement to passengers to the effect that "passengers wishing to continue to xxxxx" may stay on board this train, which constitutes the zz.yy departure to xxxxx after we arrive" ?
Or do they stay silent and oblige the poor punters to gather their belongings and plonk themselves on the platform, only to reboard 15 minutes or whatever later when the following service is announced?
Again, I think it's probably stopped with Covid, but one morning Mansfield - Nottingham service used to go forward to Norwich. (Again, there was another which was advertised as a through train.) Similarly, an afternoon Liverpool - Norwich used to split at Nottingham, with one unit then continuing to Mansfield or possibly Worksop.
And I expect there are other examples.
I presume TOCs don't want to advertise these as through workings for operational convenience - to use the opportunity to pull the unit out of service, or whatever - but my question is, if the unit is going to continue forward, do guards/conductors make an announcement to passengers to the effect that "passengers wishing to continue to xxxxx" may stay on board this train, which constitutes the zz.yy departure to xxxxx after we arrive" ?
Or do they stay silent and oblige the poor punters to gather their belongings and plonk themselves on the platform, only to reboard 15 minutes or whatever later when the following service is announced?