On Jul 29, 7:27*pm, "Chris Read" wrote:
"Paul Corfield" wrote:
Interesting that the guard has to travel in the train carriage, DLR
style, as the door release and door close buttons are by the doors
themselves.

Is it 'has to' or 'instructed to' I wonder? Generally, conductors on
Southern 377s work within the carriage, but I believe it is operationally
possible to work from the rear (or intermediate) cab, and I'm pretty sure
I've been on a few services (generally late night departures from Brighton)
where this has happened.

At CLJ and ECR they will almost certainly be in an intermediate cab
during the peaks. It's generally advisable for late night west
coastway shifts.

Also, are the guards actually releasing the doors? Just interested, as I
thought on most modern build units the driver did the releasing, and the
guard/conductor the closing.

It's the driver on SN. Saves a lot of time over a long journey with
many stops. Over on SWT station stops seem to take an eternity in
comparison.