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Driver Only Operation (DOO)

Poll: Do you agree with increasing DOO on the railways?

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Yes 5 (41.67%)
No 7 (58.33%)
No opinion 0 (0%)
* You voted for this item. Total: 12 vote(s) (100%)
RE: Driver Only Operation (DOO)
I agree with DOO on the short, commuter-style services, such as Overground, London routes etc. but, on routes such as Northern, you have stations like Seaham, Billingham, Stockton with no staffing, no barriers etc. If someone, such as an OAP, didn't know how to use ticketing machines, there's no one to help them. I know the ticketing machine at Seaham is on 1 platform and doesn't accept cash which is limiting, too.

As for long distance, I like conductors coming up and down to sort out the tickets, dispatch the train. Think of the curve in Stations such as Newcastle, there must be blind spots somewhere on the platform if CCTV is installed for departing trains. I would expect this on long distance.

Maybe it's just me...

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Driver Only Operation (DOO)
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