Automatic train operation
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Automatic train operation is a method of operating trains automatically where the driver is not required or is required for supervision at most. Alternatively, ATO can be defined as a subsystem within
Pictured is a train cab of a Kawasaki–CRRC Sifang T251 train serving the Mass Rapid Transit's Thomson–East Coast Line in Singapore. This line runs under ATO GoA 4, which is automatically controlled without any on-board staff.
A diagram representing the different levels of automation possible on railways
Early ATO trial on a R22 train at track 4 of the 42nd Street Shuttle (right) in 1962
The European Train Control System is a train protection system designed to replace the many incompatible systems used by European railways, and railways outside of Europe. ETCS is the signalling and c
Automatic train operation
…ATO is used on parts of Crossrail. Trains on the central London section of Thameslink were the first to use ATO on the UK mainline railway network with ETCS Level 2. In April 2022, JR West announced that they would test ATO on a 12-car W7 series Shinkansen train used on the Hokuriku Shinkansen at the Hakusan…
ETCS—"Eurobalise" transceiver, installed between rails, provides information to ETCS trains.
Croco + TBL + ETCS balises at the same signal in Belgium
Radio Block Centre (RBC)
A driver's cab with an ETCS Driver-Machine Interface amongst other instruments and displays