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Passengers shocked as door of Sydney Metro left open during commute (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by zero_gravitas@aussie.zone to c/sydney@aussie.zone

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In short:

Footage has emerged of a moving Sydney Metro's carriage door being left wide open during Wednesday morning's commute.

The driverless metro service was running between Chatswood and Crows Nest about 8am.

What's next?

The incident is now under investigation, with the Rail, Tram and Bus Union calling on Sydney Metro to stop operations until interim safety measures are implemented.

Video here (for those who don't like giving Xitter the traffic): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Wre_7nKyo8

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[–] Nath@aussie.zone 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

When I was a kid, the doors on our trains in Perth were open on trains all the time. They could close, but it was all manual and nobody bothered unless it was raining. So, I'm not too bothered that anyone was in actual danger.

Transport Minister John Graham said the incident was the result of a manual override of the door and the matter would now be the subject of an investigation.

It sounds from this like the door was out of service and not talking to the train, but some dimwit manually opened it somehow.

[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I remember it happening often enough on Melbourne trains in the 90s/00s. Not often, but not a surprise that it happened. I suppose the headline "Passengers mildly concerned at train traveling with door open. Passengers apply common sense and keep away from the open door while the train is in motion" Isn't quite the same headline.