smallspy
Senior Member
Regarding the implementation of One Person Train Operation on our TRs:
Why is OPTO necessary? TTC says they need it for door operations. But I'm sure there are plenty of automated mass transit systems with automated door operations. And even if the TTC insists that doors are controlled by a human (you know, in case our TRs become sentient and try to kill passengers), couldn't the doors be controlled by a human operator from a remote facility, using a live video feed from platform level? This remote operator should be able to handle the operation of significantly more doors than an on site operator would (an on site operator has nothing to do between stations, while the remote operator would have a continuous stream of doors to operate around the system).
And how do you handle the evacuation of a train in the event of an emergency? What happens if a train becomes disabled in a tunnel?
Dan
Toronto, Ont.