LU now allowing drivers with red green colour blindness on resignalled lines

[didcot_watcher]

LU are now allowing drivers with red green colour blindness to drive on lines with modern digital (TBTC) signalling https://www.thetimes.com/article/2a...c?shareToken=afc8f59b1e00c4a0270c543bf60136dc

 

[Russel]

Seems sensible to me.

 

[Dstock7080]

Has been in place on the Jubilee Line for some 8 years;
previous thread on this Forum:

Colour-blind man's 'dream'

Wow.. A tube driver who suffers from a form of colour blindness is believed to be the first in the world with the condition to be allowed to drive a subway train. Alex Bulley, 26, has been permitted to work on the Jubilee line because it no longer has red and green signals and uses automatic...

www.railforums.co.uk

a Standard article from 2019:

Colour-blind man's 'dream' comes true as he gets job as Tube driver

A tube driver who suffers from a form of colour blindness is believed to be the first in the world with the condition to be allowed to drive a subway train.

www.standard.co.uk

A FOi request from August 2019 reveals that 4 Operators are thus employed on the Jubilee Line:

FOI request detail

FOI request detail

tfl.gov.uk

Four staff identified with red-green colour vision deficiency are currently driving trains on the Jubilee Line. This remains on a trial basis until a decision is made about their status permanently, informed by the success or otherwise of the trial.

 

[3141]

A bit late for me to apply (actually quite a lot late). Makes sense as far as signals are concerned, but I wonder about warning lights in the cab. Maybe you can learn which ones are really important and work out how to distinguish their colours.

 

[Dstock7080]

Makes sense as far as signals are concerned, but I wonder about warning lights in the cab.

Each light, switch, button is clearly labelled

 

[100andthirty]

I played a minor role in this decision and I retired in 2014 - clearly the Times is first (?) with the news!

 

[3141]

Each light, switch, button is clearly labelled

I was thinking about recognising the colours if some show yellow when there's a problem and others red. My main problem is distinguishing between those two, for example at traffic lights. I would need to learn which was mainly a matter of information and which meant something serious. But never mind, as I won't be applying to become a tube driver!

 

[Nym]

I was thinking about recognising the colours if some show yellow when there's a problem and others red. My main problem is distinguishing between those two, for example at traffic lights. I would need to learn which was mainly a matter of information and which meant something serious. But never mind, as I won't be applying to become a tube driver!

They're labelled, and they're in the same place.

LUL also don't permit the use of 'changing colour' lights in the cab environment, nor to my knowledge is colour used within any of the train control screens.