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Old 18th July 2016, 13:49
Tony Tony is offline  
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As an ex Company Safety Officer albeit in an Airline, I can think of at least a dozen reasons why OMO is a ludicrous idea, especially on a crowded 12 coach train in the rush hour. Seeing the BBC clip makes it even worse.
1. A passenger taken ill in coach L. How is the driver contacted? How long before he can get to coach L to assess the situation? How long before he can initiate action?
2. A blockage on the line (shopping trolley), how does the driver report it and protect his train at the same time?
3. What happens in a collision? (Already mentioned).
4. A dirty lens on camera on coach L; does the driver risk moving or does he walk the kilometer there and back to clean it?
5. Sun into camera along the train, how can the driver be sure of door safety before he moves off?
It doesn't require a superbrain to see the pitfalls.
If Southern are not prepared to write a fixed indemnity of £10.000.000 for ANY death or at least £1,000,000 for any injury due to OMO, then they cannot think any more about this harebrained scheme.

P.S. I am not a union man; retired 26 years.

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