On Sun, 5 Mar 2006 13:21:32 +0000, Pyromancer
wrote:

Upon the miasma of midnight, a darkling spirit identified as Ken Ward
gently breathed:

Another superb contibution to us Up t'North.

Thanks from me too, great fun! Exploring the many new bits of the DLR
that have been added since I last did it in the 90s is definetly on the
agenda this year.

You are most welcome! A friend over the water says that his colleagues
are interested in them as well, so it was worth doing.

At one point, not far from Stratford, there are a couple of track
workers on the NR lines. Needless to say the DLR train, being driven by
a computer, doesn't hoot at them. I assume there's a fence between the
DLR and NR tracks, but what's the official policy on driverless trains?
Is all red-zone track work on DLR lines forbidden while they are
operating, or is there a facility for a train captain to take manual
control if passing a work site, and the train to stop if he/she doesn't?

In fact, the PSA (train captain as was) did come to the front and open
up at Pudding Mill Lane. I had expected a hoot, but 4sub's posting
clarifies this.

As the train approaches Stratford, you can just see the new DLR
station being built. When this opens, I will film this journey again,
at least in part.

Regards,

Clive
--
Clive R Robertson -- AS/400 Programmer.

Webmaster of http://www.osterleypark.org.uk/ -- this describes
a beautiful National Trust property in West London.