Driver's door open whilst train moving?

[Bletchleyite]

No, they're just anti-Khan, so anything to try and make the administration look bad.

Shame TfL didn't call them on it really. "Yes, the driver can have his door open, stop snitching".

I wish they had done that rather than talking of investigations, which aren't needed because AIUI it is permitted for them to drive with the door open. I've seen it loads.

 

[Mutant Lemming]

No, they're just anti-Khan, so anything to try and make the administration look bad.

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So that's why the named him their "Londoner of the Year" then ?

https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2016/09/tory-mouthpiece-changes-tune-sadiq-khan/#

 

[BestWestern]

I regularly drive units that have non-interlocked, outward opening cab doors, but it is not a common thing these days.

Chiltern 121?!

 

[BestWestern]

It was quite common in the breadvan era that drivers had a seperate cab door and they would drive around with that open too.

We had some of those, absolute joy! As for having the passenger door open, you'd get booked for that - and indeed I was!

 

[theageofthetra]

So that's why the named him their "Londoner of the Year" then ?

https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2016/09/tory-mouthpiece-changes-tune-sadiq-khan/#

Of course they would.

 

[RPM]

Chiltern 121?!

Indeed

 

[cjmillsnun]

Don't know re the door, but the high-intensity headlight is only ever on one side on any UK train*.

*Except the Class 91/Mk4 DVT

 

[Bletchleyite]

*Except the Class 91/Mk4 DVT

Do they run with them lit on both sides? (Many trains *have* them on both sides, but only one is lit at a time).

 

[Domh245]

Don't know re the door, but the high-intensity headlight is only ever on one side on any UK train.

Until recently. 700s and 800s (and derivatives of) have both headlights illuminated at all times. I've also seen 66s retrofitted with the new lights similarly running with two headlights. There was also the old HST clusters which often had the two headlights on.

Do they run with them lit on both sides? (Many trains *have* them on both sides, but only one is lit at a time).

Used to. As seen in the image of the 800, the newly fitted LED clusters operate with one HID lamp on, but the older style clusters do have both illuminated

 

[Bletchleyite]

I stand corrected - never noticed that before!

 

[ComUtoR]

Not forgetting the Cyclops eye too.

*edit* Had something head towards me with 4 headlights this evening.