Re: Driverless trains in USA

[" Ian" <iansmith@optusnet.com.au>]

"Mike Alexander" <malex @ bigfoot com> wrote in message
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> 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..................