At 08:58 am 17/05/2005 -0400, you wrote: > >> >> From: Jed Rothwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> The Atlanta subway cars are made by >> the same company, but they appear to be fully automatic -- as far as I can >> tell. The driver does not touch the controls once the train starts to move, >> or when it pulls into the station and stops. > >That is basicly true. The operator opens and closes the doors and engages the >Automatic Train >Control system. His primary responsibility is passenger >safety.
In London the Victoria tube line has the same system. The man sitting at the front is the one who used to operate the door buttons at the back, i.e. the guard. Frank
