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Colin Rosenstiel · November 28th 04, 02:44 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In article ,
(Brimstone) wrote:

"Chris" wrote in message
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I mailnly travel on the District, Picidily and Circle lines and notice
that when some idiot wedges their foot in the door they all reopen. I
had assumed this was universal that all the doors reopen so other
people can board during the delay or because of cost cutting in the
onboard circuitry.

Yesterday on the Central line I saw all the doors closing, then one
door per carriage (the 3rd from the front) all reopened and then
closed.

Are there any other irregularities and why does this happen? What
used to happen when the open buttons on the doors were enabled?

The older trains operating on the District, Piccidilly and Circle lines
are operated by the Train Operator (the driver to us mere mortals).
S/he can only open all the doors on the train together, there is no
option to reopen a specific car. Hence when some thoughtless wazzock
puts their foot in the door, and the driver is in a good mood, s/he has
no option but to reopen all the doors together.

The Central Line stock I don't know about.

Newer stocks have selective door re-opening. No doubt someone here will
now tell use which stocks have the feature.

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Colin Rosenstiel