On Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:14:37 +0100
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"Chris Read" wrote:

I've just watched the latest Video 125 drivers eye view, of the Victoria
line. Included as a bonus was some archive film covering the construction
and opening of the line. It appears that, from the outset, there were CCTV
screens at platform end, giving operators a view of the platform. However,
no mention was made of the purpose served by this facility.

So, was the Victoria line one person operated from the outset, or did the
screens serve some other purpose, and if so, what?

Yes it was. Train operation was completely automatic so the 'driver'
operated the doors and pressed a button to start the train and let it get on
with it.

Well not completely if the doors are manual. Examples of 100% ATO would be
the VAL systems in france and line 14 in paris, where there is no driver or
any staff whatsoever on board the train and everything is 100% automatic.
Not so bad not having staff on those systems because the tunnels are usually
double track so not so much of a sense of being trapped, but in single bore
tube tunnels it wouldn't be pleasent if the train broke down and no one was
on board to sort it out.

B2003