In Glasgow will launch a fully automated subway trains In the World : Vladim

News 4 January, 2018

By 2020, experts announced the arrival in Glasgow of fully Autonomous trains. This means that the formulations will not only move independently along the lines of the subway – in the cars and in the cockpit there will be no employee of the metro.

 

Now in the UK there are already trains operating alone. They ply lines, and DLR links across London, in London, but the cabin is definitely the operator. In case of any malfunction, it will disconnect the autopilot and will manage the content manually. Also in his duty to oversee the security. Trains in Glasgow is expected to become the first fully automated trains in the country. Each of these vehicles will be equipped with video cameras. During peak hours and busy days the cars would be employees of the subway, because such is the demand of the members of the trade Union of workers of the underground.

Trains will begin testing later this year next to Ibrox stadium. The launch of trains will be carried out in the framework of the modernization of the metro. For its implementation it is planned to spend 288 million pounds or 390,5 million dollars.