Train Fellows Blog - SDO Panel Photo

[whole diary]

[smokey]

Now, it may be just my mischievous sense of humour again, but what actually happens if you do turn the key to the 'five o'clock' position, marked X ... ?

Turn the key to "X" five o'clock

A message is sent to FGW^▸ (First Great Western) control that the TM^▸ (Train Manager, or possibly Ticket Machine, depending on context) is larking about

P45 in the post, Big Brother is watching.

[Btline]

The resolution of the picture is poor on my machine. 

As such, I can't read the text on the SDO^▸ (Selective Door Opening) panel. 

Could someone enlighten me? 

PS- thanks for the explanation! 

[devon_metro]

[Btline]

Thanks DM^▸ (Dilton Marsh).

What does "SDO^▸ (Selective Door Opening) Hold" mean?

I take it that the blurb on the sticker is just health and safety etc.

[dog box]

SDO^▸ (Selective Door Opening) Hold is the position you turn the key too when you need to remove it when the doors are unlocked in SDO Mode

[Chris from Nailsea]

Now, it may be just my mischievous sense of humour again, but what actually happens if you do turn the key to the 'five o'clock' position, marked X ... ?

Turn the key to "X" five o'clock

A message is sent to FGW^▸ (First Great Western) control that the TM^▸ (Train Manager, or possibly Ticket Machine, depending on context) is larking about

P45 in the post, Big Brother is watching.

Good one, Smokey!   

[Ollie]

Much better illustration

But yes, green button is definitely for the driver-guard comms