On 13 Oct 2005 14:26:55 -0700, "Boltar"
wrote:

You could say the same about the rest of the train control
systems. Camshafts worked , so why bother using solid state
electronics? Why bother having in cab video when the driver
is quite capable of sticking his head out the window and looking down
the platform (tho obviously this would mean
him getting off his arse for a non tea/toilet related event so its
probably banned by union rules).

This is exactly how Hamburg U-Bahn trains were dispatched from some
stations in the evenings, when the platforms were not manned and
stations weren't all fitted with the in-cab video transmission
equipment.

There was even a removable microphone for the driver to shout the
characteristic "Zurueckbleiben bitte" with his head out!

Neil

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