Andrew P Smith wrote:
Wrong. Very wrong. You can't get rid of the drivers on the Central and
Victoria, They are there for passenger safety and when the computer
fails they can drive the train manually. They are also looking out for
obstructions and people on the line etc.

DLR train captains can drive the train manually from the control panel.

I was sitting in the front on a DLR train once when the captain came and
sat near me and said he was taking control because "the track workers
were out", we I didnt see anyone, and after driving carefully to the
next station he closed the controls back up and everything carried on
auto, could it have been that he had a report of someone on the line?

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