With the 701s coming into traffic soon, does anybody know what methods of dispatch will be employed regarding platform staff at different stations? I understand that they are fitted with cameras and can self dispatch, but I have noticed that several stations (all of which have RO2s on the platform dispatching for at least some of the day) have been fitted with CD/RA indicators on the platforms and starting signals (such as at Clapham/Surbiton/Woking and a few others). So does anyone know of any more stations that has had the equipment fitted, if they are intended to work alongside DOO on the 701s (or indeed any other services) and in general if and how SWR’s dispatch plans will change with the 701s?
Asking as a dispatcher for Southern by the way
Asking as a dispatcher for Southern by the way