Ok, thanks. Why do they do it?
I thought the conductor’s role involved elements of ensuring safety.
Putting all the p-heads in an isolated coach sounds great. The problem is when others get stuck in the coach with the p-heads.
I seem to recall that there was a plan to go down to single crewing on some trains, but it was only the unions that stopped it. With everything automatic on a train these days, I can't think there's many safety related jobs for a conductor to do.
Yes, the unions have been fighting driver-only trains throughout the country for a long time, mainly on the grounds of safety, ostensibly at least. As an outsider, it’s hard to know what’s really going on.
Makes you wonder how "trains" like the automated transit system at Stansted Airport, can work safely, not only without a conductor, but also without a driver.
Yes, but aren’t they local trains that don’t go very far or very fast?
I suspect that the biggest hazards are the stopping and starting, and people getting on and off. Once they are cooped up inside, its less of an issue if it goes 2 miles or 200 miles.
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