Thanks for that, John. I should have realised that there wouldn't be a simple answer to any question involving the railways.
The trains I have most experience of are the Class 175 DMU's of Arriva Trains Wales. I don't think there are any technical complications because the conductor is able to release the doors as soon as they reach the rear cab......the delays are caused by him/her actually getting there
Meanwhile the driver sits there patiently, trying not to make eye contact with the frustrated passengers waiting to board his/her train.
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I'm always disappointed that on these occasions where passengers are waiting several minutes for the doors to be released there NEVER seems to be any PA announcement from either the guard or the driver to let us know what is happening. It's very unprofessional IMHO as it is just asking for someone to pull an Egress handle, which would make the traincrews job more difficult and delay the train even further.
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Good point. I have never heard such an announcement in my area. Fortunately (for Arriva) passengers have got used to these delays and don't think there is anything unusual.