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They speak of "myth", but there are many cities with driverless subway trains (e.g., in neighboring Paris, but definitely in more than the four "exceptions" tha

They speak of "myth", but there are many cities with driverless subway trains (e.g., in neighboring Paris, but definitely in more than the four "exceptions" that they mention). Instead of such grandiose philosophical statements, which are ultimately empty, they could make an argument based on facts and observations from the reality.

dwighttk 5y ago
Tube is in the title, not subway. I think the author is talking about London’s system.
- KineticLensman 5y ago
  Yes, the author is totally talking about the London underground railway system. Most Brits - at least people in London and the surrounding area - call this 'the tube' and use the term 'subway' to mean underground pedestrian tunnels. [Edit] We also never use the phrase 'the metro' to mean 'the tube' (i.e. the London underground') although some UK regions call have named their transport systems 'metro', e.g. https://www.nexus.org.uk/themes/custom/nexus/images/metro-map-large.jpg https://www.nexus.org.uk/themes/custom/nexus/images/metro-ma...
  - Symbiote 5y ago
    "Metro" (short for "metropolitan railway") is the clearest generic, English term. I always use it when I'm not in the UK, since subway is ambiguous, and underground / tube are more-or-less specific to London.
locallost 5y ago
It's a long article, and I didn't read everything, but I guess this is one of the main points: > Yet unless you are removing humans from the entire operation of the network, all you are actually doing is shuffling pieces, not removing them from the board. Station staff can strike, and do. DLR ‘Train Captains’ can strike, and do. Control centre staff can strike, and do. Signallers can strike, and do. > As plenty of mainline railway franchisees have discovered, changing the relative responsibility of the roles doesn’t shift the balance of power between employer and employee. It simply alters which Union you need to negotiate with most

dwighttk 5y ago

Tube is in the title, not subway. I think the author is talking about London’s system.

KineticLensman 5y ago
Yes, the author is totally talking about the London underground railway system. Most Brits - at least people in London and the surrounding area - call this 'the tube' and use the term 'subway' to mean underground pedestrian tunnels. [Edit] We also never use the phrase 'the metro' to mean 'the tube' (i.e. the London underground') although some UK regions call have named their transport systems 'metro', e.g. https://www.nexus.org.uk/themes/custom/nexus/images/metro-map-large.jpg https://www.nexus.org.uk/themes/custom/nexus/images/metro-ma...
- Symbiote 5y ago
  "Metro" (short for "metropolitan railway") is the clearest generic, English term. I always use it when I'm not in the UK, since subway is ambiguous, and underground / tube are more-or-less specific to London.

locallost 5y ago

It's a long article, and I didn't read everything, but I guess this is one of the main points: > Yet unless you are removing humans from the entire operation of the network, all you are actually doing is shuffling pieces, not removing them from the board. Station staff can strike, and do. DLR ‘Train Captains’ can strike, and do. Control centre staff can strike, and do. Signallers can strike, and do. > As plenty of mainline railway franchisees have discovered, changing the relative responsibility of the roles doesn’t shift the balance of power between employer and employee. It simply alters which Union you need to negotiate with most