Neil Williams wrote:
On 2014-10-10 22:38:13 +0000, Recliner said:

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

Except the doors. I think that will be a big sticking point, as British
passengers don't have any discipline and will block, lean on and hold
open doors with impunity.

I think that will, the unions aside, be by far the biggest issue.

The new automated trains will still have an attendant, who may be in charge
of closing the doors. Or they may be controlled remotely -- if the
driver/guard/attendant currently uses video screens to check them, why
couldn't someone in a remote control room do the same?

Incidentally, I remember the fuss the unions made when the Tube moved to
OPO, even without ATO -- they made fearsome forecasts of the inevitable
carnage that would follow. In fact, it's worked very well.