In message , john amber
writes
I think most passengers would put up with a few months without LT if it
meant that they could all be sacked and drivers replaced with automatic
driverless trains which work perfectly well on the DLR.
I remember when the Victoria line opened and the proles were told they'd
be driverless, most people said they wouldn't travel on the line, hence
the use of a door closer/driver, same as the DLR. Maybe in the light
of experience, people should be asked again if they would be prepared to
use driverless trains?
--
Clive

"Clive" wrote in message

In message , john amber
writes
I think most passengers would put up with a few months without LT if
it meant that they could all be sacked and drivers replaced with
automatic driverless trains which work perfectly well on the DLR.
I remember when the Victoria line opened and the proles were told
they'd be driverless, most people said they wouldn't travel on the
line, hence the use of a door closer/driver, same as the DLR. Maybe
in the light of experience, people should be asked again if they
would be prepared to use driverless trains?

I also remember when the Tube went over to OPO (or was it called OMO
back then?), initially only on trains with ATO, but later on all lines.
At each stage, the unions wailed about how this would compromise safety,
people would die, etc, etc, but it seems to have been pretty painless.
Now the same union objections are happening again with ticket offices,
even though stations won't be left unmanned (unlike many minor NR
stations).

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(Clive) wrote:

In message , john amber
writes
I think most passengers would put up with a few months without LT if it
meant that they could all be sacked and drivers replaced with automatic
driverless trains which work perfectly well on the DLR.
I remember when the Victoria line opened and the proles were told
they'd be driverless, most people said they wouldn't travel on the
line, hence the use of a door closer/driver, same as the DLR.
Maybe in the light of experience, people should be asked again if
they would be prepared to use driverless trains?

You remember wrong. Automatic operation was always planned with train
operators.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

In message ,
writes
You remember wrong. Automatic operation was always planned with train
operators.
There was a discussion around LT about using driverless trains, but
putting two buttons in the front cab was considered prudent as it
reassured the punters and the driver could check the doors were clear.
Downside was no drivers cab door and the window couldn't be pulled down
for ventilation.
--
Clive

"Clive" wrote in message
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In message , john amber
writes
I think most passengers would put up with a few months without LT if it
meant that they could all be sacked and drivers replaced with automatic
driverless trains which work perfectly well on the DLR.
I remember when the Victoria line opened and the proles were told they'd
be driverless, most people said they wouldn't travel on the line, hence
the use of a door closer/driver, same as the DLR. Maybe in the light of
experience, people should be asked again if they would be prepared to use
driverless trains?

Perhaps they better not visit:

Copenhagen
Nuremberg
Other places that I can't be bothered to look up.

then

tim

On 26/02/2011 14:59, tim.... wrote:
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In , john amber
writes
I think most passengers would put up with a few months without LT if it
meant that they could all be sacked and drivers replaced with automatic
driverless trains which work perfectly well on the DLR.
I remember when the Victoria line opened and the proles were told they'd
be driverless, most people said they wouldn't travel on the line, hence
the use of a door closer/driver, same as the DLR. Maybe in the light of
experience, people should be asked again if they would be prepared to use
driverless trains?

Perhaps they better not visit:

Copenhagen
Nuremberg
Other places that I can't be bothered to look up.

then

tim



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