Neil Williams wrote:
On 2014-10-10 20:21:27 +0000, Recliner said:

Given that the JLE only has PEDs on the new underground stations, I assumed
the same would be true on other lines?

The JLE isn't fully automatic, though - there's a "driver" at the front,
as there is on the DLR, with his hand hovering over the emergency stop
button. For a fully automated system, they are probably needed. Though
I question whether a fully automated system is viable in the UK where
people will hold the doors and the likes.

The DLR attendant is usually not at the front, and is often not even in the
front car. These trains are just as automated as any future Tube train, and
they're not walk-through, either, unlike new Tube trains. And they don't
have any PEDs.