Selective door opening

[craigybagel]

Not when he is trying to do tickets.


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The benefit is minimal given they'll have to stop selling them to go and close the doors. I would argue that any advantage from it is cancelled out by it being harder for the guard to know who's boarded (trust me - seeing who's on the platform before they get on makes it a lot easier to find them on the train).

If you want to help sell tickets - instead of messing around installing CCTV for the driver's, just put more door panels in. I reckon the takings of Northern conductors would shoot up if they didn't only have one door panel they're allowed use on most of their services.

 

[BestWestern]

The benefit is minimal given they'll have to stop selling them to go and close the doors. I would argue that any advantage from it is cancelled out by it being harder for the guard to know who's boarded (trust me - seeing who's on the platform before they get on makes it a lot easier to find them on the train).

If you want to help sell tickets - instead of messing around installing CCTV for the driver's, just put more door panels in. I reckon the takings of Northern conductors would shoot up if they didn't only have one door panel they're allowed use on most of their services.

Absolutely.

 

[Dhassell]

Don't GWR's HSTs have SDO in that the guard can release all door ahead of his local door?

I believe this is correct, there is a Unlock all button, an open all doors forward and open all doors behind. For example, for stations between Worle and Nailsea, only the rear 4 doors are unlocked, so that would be where the unlock doors behind would be used from the fourth coach from the rear.