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Driverless trains.
CJG wrote:
If DLR can run without drivers. Why can't the Victoria line have the drivers turfed out of the cab and down checking tickets. I know there is a higher frequency of trains on Victoria than DLR. But surely if DLR can run safety with no drivers then underground lines can? DLR trains have a train captain (or whatever they're now called) whose duties include opening and closing the doors, and making sure that this is done safely. He can do this from any of a number of points on the train because the trains are short and the trains were designed that way. On the tube, trains are much longer, hence TV is needed to enable the train operator to close the doors safely with full visibility of the platform (some of which are curved, unlike DLR). In practice this means that the screens are either in the cab or at the front of the platform. Duplicate screens and other equipment could be provided elsewhere in principle, but I don't see how the extra cost could be justified. -- Richard J. (to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address) |
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Driverless trains.
"Richard J." wrote:
CJG wrote: If DLR can run without drivers. Why can't the Victoria line have the drivers turfed out of the cab and down checking tickets. I know there is a higher frequency of trains on Victoria than DLR. But surely if DLR can run safety with no drivers then underground lines can? ... Duplicate screens and other equipment could be provided elsewhere in principle, but I don't see how the extra cost could be justified. Do DLR trains get less internal vandalism than tube trains because the train crew wanders around instead of staying locked in a cab? Colin McKenzie |
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Driverless trains.
"Colin McKenzie" wrote in message ... "Richard J." wrote: CJG wrote: If DLR can run without drivers. Why can't the Victoria line have the drivers turfed out of the cab and down checking tickets. I know there is a higher frequency of trains on Victoria than DLR. But surely if DLR can run safety with no drivers then underground lines can? ... Duplicate screens and other equipment could be provided elsewhere in principle, but I don't see how the extra cost could be justified. Do DLR trains get less internal vandalism than tube trains because the train crew wanders around instead of staying locked in a cab? It would appear so ... |
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Driverless trains.
In message , Colin McKenzie
writes Do DLR trains get less internal vandalism than tube trains because the train crew wanders around instead of staying locked in a cab? I can't say I use DLR that often. Maybe three times a month at most. But they do seem a lot less vandalised than LU trains. -- CJG |
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