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[email protected] · November 28th 04, 05:52 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In article ,
(Colin Rosenstiel) wrote:

In article ,
(Brimstone) wrote:

"Chris" wrote in message
...
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.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

1995, 1996 and, I assume, 1992 - I think that's all.
Will only re-open (all) the doors on the car(s) that have been detected as
having doors not closed.

I must admit that I rarely use this as it is just as simple to re-open all
the doors. However it is useful at rush hours and at stations where there
is a continuous stream of people onto the train.

Roger