GTR passengers ride UK’s first self-drive mainline train
Govia Thameslink Railway has successfully operated its first train with passengers using Automatic Train Operation (ATO) in combination with ETCS Level 2 earlier this month. The Thameslink trains will in the future use the technology to run between London St Pancras and London Blackfriars at a rate of a train every 2-3 minutes. GTR is using GoA 2 (Grade of Automation), where the driver checks the platform, closes the door and initiates departure from each station.
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