I'll think you'll find that connex advise you to travel at the front
of
the train if you are doing anything unusual. For example, you have a
pusher with a toddler, or a large object to move. This is so you are
close to the driver and he/she can see what's happening.


Normally we probably would have but as we had less than 30 mins to make
our connecting train and were told that we needed to have our gear ready
to load onto that train "at least" 30 mins prior to departure, we
travelled at the rear of the train so that we were close to the lifts that
would allow us to get off the platform quickly. Seems that when they
redesigned the 1 billion dollar train station, they removed those very
handy tunnels that connected platforms. Of course, we shouldn't have to
travel at the front, especially at 8am on a Sunday morning. Someone I
spoke to says that because of the pressure during weekdays for Connex to
stick to their timetables, they use the week-end services to try and boost
their percentages of trains on-time, and so they tend to depart stations
with haste.

We are waiting to hear what Connex have to say before we take it any
further.

Pat


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vaudegiant