E-Guardian Angel on your watch

Should you drop down dead while driving a train on the London Underground, the ‘dead man’s handle’ will be released and bring the train to a halt. Cambridge University scientists have now come up with a much more sophisticated ‘visual’ system which could be a boon to helmsmen and mates on those long, night bridge watches, reports Peter O’Neill.

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Should you drop down dead while driving a train on the London Underground, the ‘dead man’s handle’ will be released and bring the train to a halt. Cambridge University scientists have now come up with a much more sophisticated ‘visual’ system which could be a boon to helmsmen and mates on those long, night bridge watches, reports Peter O’Neill.