| Topic: | Re:Re:Government Demands Driverless Trains and More Active Travel | |
| Posted by: | Simon Hayes | |
| Date/Time: | 28/02/22 19:07:00 |
| I had quite a lot of dealings with TfL when the jubilee line upgrade was progressing (slowly) a decade or so ago. There was a lot of bleating then by drivers about safety issues, although loss of well paid jobs with perks was probably the main cause of discontent. Khan has been lucky that he’s not had firebrand former RMT boss Bob Crow to deal with, otherwise the number of strike days would be far higher. Bob was very militant and seemed to have a strong support base in the union. The signalling systems on the upgraded lines will allow more frequent services with all the trains linked to eliminate human error, including going through a red signal. The main issue when upgrading is the disconnect between technologies which causes multiple shorting of signals, bringing whole lines to a halt. It was the bane of the jubilee line for years until compatibility was achieved. If you’ve ever been in a tube train cab, as I have, you will know that visibility in tunnels is virtually nil and reaction times are severely limited when travelling at speed. Better signalling and modern trains will improve safety if correctly installed. However there ought to be more station staff at all times, simply to improve the ‘customer experience’. But going back to the latest bailout. Why are cycling and walking always lumped together as active travel. Everyone walks to some extent, and you don’t need special equipment to do it. Maybe if some of the £50m was spent on improving pavements it would encourage far more people to walk further. Cycling isn’t the answer, and never has Ben. |
| Topic | Date Posted | Posted By |
| Government Demands Driverless Trains and More Active Travel | 28/02/22 17:13:00 | Paul Richard James |
| Re:Government Demands Driverless Trains and More Active Travel | 28/02/22 17:26:00 | N V Brooks |
| Re:Re:Government Demands Driverless Trains and More Active Travel | 28/02/22 18:52:00 | Terry Freestone |
| Re:Government Demands Driverless Trains and More Active Travel | 28/02/22 17:43:00 | Peter Yale |
| Re:Re:Government Demands Driverless Trains and More Active Travel | 28/02/22 19:07:00 | Simon Hayes |
| Re:Re:Re:Government Demands Driverless Trains and More Active Travel | 01/03/22 09:04:00 | Raymond Havelock |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Government Demands Driverless Trains and More Active Travel | 01/03/22 09:26:00 | Colin Goodman |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Government Demands Driverless Trains and More Active Travel | 01/03/22 10:50:00 | Simon Hayes |
| Reply | 03/03/22 11:20:00 | Christine Mulligan |
| Re:Reply | 03/03/22 11:35:00 | Simon Hayes |
| Re:Re:Reply | 03/03/22 14:18:00 | Bettina Margaret Thwaite |
| Re:Re:Re:Reply | 03/03/22 14:30:00 | Simon Hayes |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply | 04/03/22 17:36:00 | Philippa Bond |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply | 05/03/22 09:08:00 | Raymond Havelock |
| Re: The London Plan | 06/03/22 11:17:00 | Philippa Bond |
| Re:Re: The London Plan | 06/03/22 11:46:00 | N V Brooks |
| Re:Re: The London Plan | 06/03/22 11:55:00 | Raymond Havelock |
| Re:Re:Re: The London Plan | 06/03/22 16:56:00 | Philippa Bond |