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On 10.10.14 23:27, 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.

Neil

What about DLR? The PSAs are not always at the helm and there are no PEDs at all.

That's an understatement: they're generally not at the front and are often
not even in the front car of a three-car train. It's very much the
exception for a DLR train to be driven manually.

The DLR also has deep tunnel stations, as well as a few on the level and
many elevated.