Well there is alot of DOO already around, but usually in 4 or 8 car trains and often with platform despatchers at the busier stations.
But there are alot of negative changes all happening at once;
1) Trains are getting longer at the same time as guards are being removed - this is what's happening on the Gatwick Express with the new12 car trains
2) Platform despatch staff are being reduced at the same time.
3) Trains are getting busier/fuller year on year
4) The railways own statistics (RSSB) show that the majority of passenger deaths & injuries occur at the "Platform Train Interface".
And this is being done to reduce companies' operating costs....passengers' won't see a reduction in ticket prices, but they are being subjected to more danger.
This is why things are coming to a head, sadly.
BW
Last edited by Beeyar Wunby; 15th July 2016 at 21:31.
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