Our vendor executed a system reboot that caused a shut down of the turnstiles

Re:Our vendor executed a system reboot that caused a shut do... by alias_neo on Monday May 17, 2021 @11:39AM (#27184697)

It's been a while...lockdown...so I'm recalling memories from ~ 1 year ago, the last time I used the tube (I live in London), but if I remember right, each gate has a red emergency stop button you can hit to exit in an emergency.

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Re:Our vendor executed a system reboot that caused a shut do... by tialaramex on Monday May 17, 2021 @12:24PM (#27185236)

Er. No?

Gate lines in the UK are manned, if there isn't someone available to supervise the gate line, the gates are left open.

There is no "red emergency stop button" on the gates. Perhaps if the maintenance controls are open there's a red button inside somewhere, but that's not what it's for. Most likely you're remembering other emergency stop buttons you saw, e.g. on escalators or in lifts?

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Re:Our vendor executed a system reboot that caused a shut do... by Animats on Monday May 17, 2021 @01:28PM (#27185892)

There are red emergency open buttons for the gateline operator. Here is where they are, in the London Underground training video for gateline operators.[1]

[1] https://youtu.be/lRdkI09KCpk?t=220

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Re:Our vendor executed a system reboot that caused a shut do... by tialaramex on Monday May 17, 2021 @02:59PM (#27186917)

True, but those aren't controls on the gate. I guess I should have mentioned them in my list of other places the grand-parent might have seen red emergency stop buttons.

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Re:Our vendor executed a system reboot that caused a shut do... by alias_neo on Monday May 17, 2021 @02:37PM (#27186611)

I must be remembering the escalator ones, that makes more sense.

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