On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 17:48:17 +0000, Edward Cowling London UK wrote:

Hi fellow brother of the damned, I do the same awful route :-) I've
lost track of the times I've started to move towards the doors, only to
have the train stop dead and chuck me about. I don't get this on the
Piccadilly line.

Plus the trains don't wait at the platform like the human driven trains
do if there is a bad morning with the trains up ahead. They just stop in
the bloody tunnel.

All in all give me a human being at the wheel any day.

It's still a human being that presses the buttons to close the doors
and start the train moving.

"Edward Cowling London UK" wrote in message
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In message 01c85aae$d37aaa20$LocalHost@default, Michael R N Dolbear

Hi fellow brother of the damned, I do the same awful route :-) I've lost
track of the times I've started to move towards the doors, only to have
the train stop dead and chuck me about. I don't get this on the
Piccadilly line.

Plus the trains don't wait at the platform like the human driven trains do
if there is a bad morning with the trains up ahead. They just stop in the
bloody tunnel.

All in all give me a human being at the wheel any day.


At least that way they can steer if there is a derailment - see Mr Branson
for details...

Paul S

On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:44:10 +0000, Edward Cowling London UK wrote:

While we're taking about the Victoria Line can someone fix the computer
to make the breaking less last minute and less fierce. It's the only
line that seems to routinely try to throw everyone on the floor !

Please don't; I'd rather have the faster journey times. More
grab-rails can be installed if necessary.

On 19 Jan, 17:30, asdf wrote:
On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:44:10 +0000, Edward Cowling London UK wrote:

While we're taking about the Victoria Line can someone fix the computer
to make the breaking less last minute and less fierce. It's the only
line that seems to routinely try to throw everyone on the floor !

Please don't; I'd rather have the faster journey times. More
grab-rails can be installed if necessary.

I'm with you on that. One of the great things about the Victoria line
is that it is fast.

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(Mizter T) wrote:

On 19 Jan, 17:30, asdf wrote:
On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:44:10 +0000, Edward Cowling London UK
wrote:

While we're taking about the Victoria Line can someone fix the
computer to make the breaking less last minute and less fierce.
It's the only line that seems to routinely try to throw everyone on
the floor !

Please don't; I'd rather have the faster journey times. More
grab-rails can be installed if necessary.

I'm with you on that. One of the great things about the Victoria
line is that it is fast.

Up to 50 MPH instead of 30 on older lines.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

In message , asdf
writes
On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:44:10 +0000, Edward Cowling London UK wrote:

While we're taking about the Victoria Line can someone fix the computer
to make the breaking less last minute and less fierce. It's the only
line that seems to routinely try to throw everyone on the floor !

Please don't; I'd rather have the faster journey times. More
grab-rails can be installed if necessary.

I'm getting on a bit (brings out violin) and my back doesn't like all
the excitement of the unplanned roller coaster ride the Victoria Line
can be.

Roll on the invention of inertial dampers :-)

--
Edward Cowling "Must go - Got to rub lard on the Cat's boil !"

On 19 Jan, 17:50, Edward Cowling London UK
wrote:
In message , asdf
writes

On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:44:10 +0000, Edward Cowling London UK wrote:

While we're taking about the Victoria Line can someone fix the computer
to make the breaking less last minute and less fierce. It's the only
line that seems to routinely try to throw everyone on the floor !

Please don't; I'd rather have the faster journey times. More
grab-rails can be installed if necessary.

I'm getting on a bit (brings out violin) and my back doesn't like all
the excitement of the unplanned roller coaster ride the Victoria Line
can be.

Roll on the invention of inertial dampers :-)


Fair enough, I see your point - and yes, I suppose the Victoria line
can be a bit jerky. Perhaps the new stock on the upgraded line will
manage to do the job in a smoother manner, without sacrificing the
speed.