Spotting banned at Manchester Piccadilly?

[185143]

Not really sure where to put this, but there is a rumour going round this evening that spotting has been banned at Manchester Piccadilly for 4 months due to an incident within the last fortnight.

I've seen quite a few tweets about this, from people across the country.

Would anyone know if there is any truth in this?

 

[Geeves]

Walk to Ardwick, problem solved. They cant physically ban people from standing at the end of the platform can they? They could ask you to move maybe.

 

[ainsworth74]

They cant physically ban people from standing at the end of the platform can they? They could ask you to move maybe.

It's private property and the Railway Byelaws would certainly seem to contain a provision that could be used against someone who refused to leave:

13. Unauthorised access and loitering

(2) No person shall loiter on the railway if asked to leave by an authorised person.

 

[185143]

Walk to Ardwick, problem solved. They cant physically ban people from standing at the end of the platform can they? They could ask you to move maybe.

Blackpool North. Thats one way to ban people from standing at the end of a platform!

 

[fishquinn]

What does spotting comprise of? Will endless Oxford Road-Piccadilly leaps be counted? What if you're just writing down numbers while waiting for the train?

 

[dviner]

Not really sure where to put this, but there is a rumour going round this evening that spotting has been banned at Manchester Piccadilly for 4 months due to an incident within the last fortnight.

I've seen quite a few tweets about this, from people across the country.

Would anyone know if there is any truth in this?

I'm curious about what the incident was that prompted this.

 

[Gathursty]

Ardwick is alright most of the day, just be careful when the sun starts to descend. It's not exactly in the red light district but you will walk through it going the direct way to Piccadilly.

 

[kevconnor]

I'm curious about what the incident was that prompted this.

Suggestion I can see from Twitter is that someone entered the cab of a train.

 

[Dhassell]

Apparently, A Kid Asked a Driver If He could get in the cab of a class 68 that was at Manc. Driver Refused, Kid then apparently forced his way on anyway. That is what I had heard.

I really can't see them 'banning' all enthusiasts from the station, More Hassle than its worth? Also for some incident.

 

[185143]

Apparently, A Kid Asked a Driver If He could get in the cab of a class 68 that was at Manc. Driver Refused, Kid then apparently forced his way on anyway. That is what I had heard.

I really can't see them 'banning' all enthusiasts from the station, More Hassle than its worth? Also for some incident.

Network Rail have confirmed that this isn't true. Panic over!

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[Xenophon PCDGS]

Ardwick is alright most of the day, just be careful when the sun starts to descend. It's not exactly in the red light district but you will walk through it going the direct way to Piccadilly.

Has that footbridge at Ardwick received any remedial works over the last two years?

 

[Harbornite]

Such a ban would be hard to enforce, I could easily spot trains without being caught by leaving my anorak and flask at home, allowing me to blend in with the normals.

As for photography, it would be more difficult but I guess one could arrange for permission. Anyway, it's good to know that this rumour is just platform-end bravo sierra, although the story about the scrote going in the cab is concerning (if it's true).

 

[fishquinn]

It could be a normal that went into the cab if true (I have seen normals ask to go in the cab). Look how frothy they get around Flying Moneypit after all!

 

[DasLunatic]

Such a ban would be hard to enforce, I could easily spot trains without being caught by leaving my anorak and flask at home, allowing me to blend in with the normals.

Who actually wears an anorak and carries a flask nowadays? From many cursory looks at trip reports, there is no need to as most of us make a diversion to a local supermarket (or if you are a quizmaster, the nearest Costa Coffee)...

(I can blend in even better - my trainspotting is done through this app)

 

[Gathursty]

Has that footbridge at Ardwick received any remedial works over the last two years?

I've not been there since December. It didn't appear to have been worked on.

 

[Tim R-T-C]

Apparently, A Kid Asked a Driver If He could get in the cab of a class 68 that was at Manc. Driver Refused, Kid then apparently forced his way on anyway. That is what I had heard.

I really can't see them 'banning' all enthusiasts from the station, More Hassle than its worth? Also for some incident.

Ban kids?

 

[Harbornite]

Who actually wears an anorak and carries a flask nowadays? From many cursory looks at trip reports, there is no need to as most of us make a diversion to a local supermarket (or if you are a quizmaster, the nearest Costa Coffee)...

(I can blend in even better - my trainspotting is done through this app)

My problem is that my trainspotterism is given away by my speech impediment, wonky eye and BO...

 

[DasLunatic]

My problem is that my trainspotterism is given away by my speech impediment, wonky eye and BO...

Keep your mouth shut, wear sunglasses and try using a stronger deodorant...?

 

[Bevan Price]

Perhaps someone thought that the new gates would stop them accessing the platforms without a ticket, and made some silly assumptions ?

 

[Chris125]

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[yorkie]

Who actually wears an anorak and carries a flask nowadays?...

Not many, but Jed was seen recently wearing a very thick black coat (repaired with duct tape) on a hot day at Leamington Spa.

 

[Merthyr Imp]

Would any ban have also applied to members of the Ian Allan Locospotters Club?

 

[GRALISTAIR]

I was on train from Preston to Manchester Airport this morning and saw a guy writing numbers down ( Man Picc Platform 10?) an obvious spotter- I am pretty sure he had an anorak on too. This is next to impossible to enforce.

 

[Harbornite]

Keep your mouth shut, wear sunglasses and try using a stronger deodorant...?

But that wouldn't hide the froth I produce whenever I hear class 323 thrash

 

[DasLunatic]

But that wouldn't hide the froth I produce whenever I hear class 323 thrash

Ear plugs. Simples.

 

[DarloRich]

I note the usual overreaction to groundless rumours that spotting will be banned.

 

[AndyW33]

Ban kids?

Where's King Herod when you need him?

 

[fishquinn]

Not many, but Jed was seen recently wearing a very thick black coat (repaired with duct tape) on a hot day at Leamington Spa.

Nothing changed there then

 

[83G/84D]

There were a group of unaccompanied children on Taunton station last week filming all the arrivals and departures. They were doing "that thing with the arm" (up and down movement) to try and get the drivers to sound the horn - with mixed results.

 

[Bertie the bus]

Could someone enlighten me about just what there is to 'spot' on the modern network particularly by the little group who seem to live on Eastleigh?

If you’re talking about Eastleigh railway station my guess would be trains. If you’re talking about the High Street then your guess is as good as mine.