| Re: Door open buttons on London Underground |
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Group: uk.transport.london · Group Profile
Author: MIGMIG Date: Apr 5, 2008 07:18
On Apr 5, 3:05Â pm, "Paul Scott" btinternet.com>
wrote:>> In article <6cpev3988eq2tgrvvt6pmv6kqtikb77...@ 4ax.com>,
>> inva...@invalid.invalid (asdf) wrote: >
>>> Or just having the driver open all the doors at busy stations/times.
>>> (This would save time anyway as it would avoid the delay between the
>>> driver releasing the doors and a passenger pressing the button.)
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>> This makes me ask why some NR stock, e.g. Class 365 networkers, will open
>> the doors immediately after the driver door release if someone is
>> pressing the button while newer stock, e.g. Turbostars, Electrostars and
>> Desiros, not only seem to take longer for the drivers to operate the door
>> releases in the first place but also will not open the door if the button
>> is pressed; you have to release it and press again after the door release.
>> The differences in station dwell times on GN and SWT are horrendous.
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> SWT Desiro doors are released by the guard, but only after he has released
> his own door and looked down the platform... Â Not exactly the fastest
> operating routine I should think...
I'm also fairly sure that plug doors on Networkers are actually faster-
moving than the sliding doors on 376s. The Desiro doors are so slow
that they alone must add to the dwell time.
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