DLR Drivers

[busman]

I'm curious to understand why does the DLR need a driver at times, when it's capable of driverless operation?

[ThinLizzy]

Feb 10, 2017 16:50:54 GMT busman said:

I'm curious to understand why does the DLR need a driver at times, when it's capable of driverless operation?

The Passenger Service Agent (PSA) is sometimes required to operate the train from the front for safety reasons, for example, if personnel are working trackside, heavy passenger loadings, CCTV failure etc etc

(Thin Lizzy- resident DLR PSA person)

[vjaska]

Feb 10, 2017 17:08:33 GMT ThinLizzy said:

Feb 10, 2017 16:50:54 GMT busman said:

I'm curious to understand why does the DLR need a driver at times, when it's capable of driverless operation?

The Passenger Service Agent (PSA) is sometimes required to operate the train from the front for safety reasons, for example, if personnel are working trackside, heavy passenger loadings, CCTV failure etc etc

(Thin Lizzy- resident DLR PSA person)

I've always wondered if you've operated the train I've been on lol

[ThinLizzy]

Feb 10, 2017 17:28:21 GMT vjaska said:

Feb 10, 2017 17:08:33 GMT ThinLizzy said:

The Passenger Service Agent (PSA) is sometimes required to operate the train from the front for safety reasons, for example, if personnel are working trackside, heavy passenger loadings, CCTV failure etc etc

(Thin Lizzy- resident DLR PSA person)

I've always wondered if you've operated the train I've been on lol

lol I've done 14 years now so probably at some point, I'll have to start wearing a "Thin Lizzy" badge lol

[daveb0789]

It's a good salary too. More than a bus driver circa 40k and little actual driving involved.

[vjaska]

Here’s a nice story about a DLR driver

www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/kindhearted-dlr-driver-praised-for-letting-young-girls-teddies-drive-the-train-a3765911.html

[ThinLizzy]

Feb 13, 2018 21:55:01 GMT vjaska said:

Here’s a nice story about a DLR driver

www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/kindhearted-dlr-driver-praised-for-letting-young-girls-teddies-drive-the-train-a3765911.html

not me (I'm generally office based nowdays) but I know the guy he's a legend with his announcements- even though many of the jokes he tells on the PA are the cleaner ones I told him when I trained him