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Section 21: Stopping Markers
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Some car stop markers have initials at the top [21.88] or bottom [21.89] to indicate which train operating company's services they apply to.
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[21.88] Car Stop Marker (e.g. "ATW" = Arriva Trains Wales).
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[21.89] Car Stop Marker (e.g. "CRCL" = Chiltern Railways).
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Stop markers applicable to South West Trains Class 450 'Desiro' electric multiple units have been provided at some stations [21.90]. The inclusion of the word "car" on these markers is inappropriate, since the number "450" refers to the class of train rather than the number of cars.
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[21.90] Class 450 Stop Marker (South West Trains).
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New stop markers for HSTs have been installed at various stations around the Western Territory [21.91].
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[21.91] HST Stop Marker (e.g. 2 power cars plus 7 coaches).
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Car stop markers at Southern or London Overground stations are coloured blue and have black and yellow diagonally striped surrounds [21.92 & 21.93]. Stop markers for trains turning back are prefixed with a letter "T" [21.94].
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[21.92] Car Stop Marker.
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[21.93] Car Stop Marker.
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[21.94] Car Stop Marker for services turning back (e.g. applicable to Class 378 trains).
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A distinct stop marker may be provided at platforms of Southern stations where Driver Only Operation (DOO) trains are required to stop next to viewing equipment such as a mirror [21.95].
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[21.95] Stop Marker for DOO trains (Southern).
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Some new variants of stop markers applicable to Virgin Trains services have appeared [21.96 - 21.100].
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[21.96] Stop Marker (Virgin Trains).
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[21.97] Stop Marker applicable only to Class 390 ('Pendolino') trains (Virgin Trains).
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[21.98] Stop Marker applicable only to Class 221 ('Super Voyager') trains (Virgin Trains).
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[21.99] Stop Marker applicable only to 'Voyager' trains (Virgin Trains).
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[21.100] Precision Stop Marker (Virgin Trains).
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Where the front of the train is required to stop beyond the end of the platform there is a risk that the driver, having lost sight of the platform, might release the doors on the wrong side of the train. In such cases a supplementary sign may be placed below the stop marker as a reminder, particularly where it is located on the opposite side of the track from the platform [21.101 & 21.102].
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[21.101] Door Release Reminder Sign (Southern).
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[21.102] Door Release Reminder Sign (Virgin Trains).
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Around 2008, new stop markers were provided for the loco-hauled services operated by National Express East Anglia between London Liverpool Street and Norwich [21.103]. Appropriately, these signs have the words "coach stop" at the bottom, in place of the more usual "car stop".
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[21.103] Stop Marker applicable to loco-hauled trains (National Express East Anglia).
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Another form of car stop marker applicable to services turning back has the words "turn back" at the bottom [21.104].
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[21.104] Car Stop Marker for services turning back.
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