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Re: Driverless trains in USA
- Subject: Re: Driverless trains in USA
- From: Marvin The Martian <choochoo@spin.net.au>
- Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2001 09:13:48 +1000
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
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Some drivers in Sydney have always wanted to open and close the doors.
Ian wrote:
> "Mike Alexander" <malex @ bigfoot com> wrote in message
> news:3ac5b361@news.microsoft.com...
> > The Victoria Line in London has had driverless trains since 1968...
> >
> > Interestingly though, even though it seems successful, London has been
> slow
> > in equipping other lines. The Central Line was done during the last 10
> years
> > or so during an extensive modernisation. The Jubilee line was done very
> > recently as part of the extension to Stratford.
> >
> >
> > > There are many examples of "driverless" trains in the world, Singapore
> for
> > > one.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Geoff Lillico
>
> The ' Tube ' is another example. The ' driver ' is only there for ' Looks
> ' and to stop his boredom pushes the two buttons to open and close the
> doors at the stations - - - - - -Mind the gap ! Quoted from " The
> Story of the London Underground " CHV 2040 VHS cassette LTM.
> Rgds Ian S..................