Are London trains driverless?

All London Underground trains are currently either operated manually (when a train driver controls starting and stopping, the operation of doors and handling of emergencies) or in semi-automatic mode (when starting and stopping is automated, but a driver operates the doors and drives the train if needed).



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Automation of London Underground rolling stock has been partially implemented since the introduction of automatic train operation on the Hainault to Woodford section of the Central line in 1964. It is currently in use on six lines. Transport for London plans to extend this to remaining lines by 2023.

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GoA4 – Americas First completely driverless metro line in Latin America. The longest driverless network in the Americas, at 79.6 km.

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New trains designed by Siemens and scheduled to be introduced from 2025 will have fully driverless capability. The new Elizabeth Line can be driverless when it operates in London.

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Essentially, the height and distance between the train and the platform are not the same on each station. This is one of the key issues holding back the automation of the tube, according to the TfL document.

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Current status. Partially-automated trains are used on eight lines: (Victoria, Jubilee, Central, Northern, District, Circle, Hammersmith and City, Metropolitan).

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The DLR isn't really driverless 'While our trains are mostly automated, a passenger service agent like me drives them to and from the depot and has to operate them manually if they break down. There are hidden controls at the front, where everyone wants to sit.

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Yes, absolutely. Crossrail is that automated in the central section. But the reason you will still have drivers on Crossrail trains is because the trains need to go outside the central section back onto the same railway that the Tube is on.

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While full driverless autonomy is certainly technically possible, and is applied on various routes worldwide, it still accounts for only a tiny percentage of trains running today. New trains are still being designed and built with fully equipped driver cabins.

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The world's first automated, driverless train has been unveiled in Germany's Hamburg.

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London's second rapid-transit system, the Docklands Light Railway (DLR), has operated with driverless trains since its opening in 1987.

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The driverless Shinkansen tests have so far taken place on the northernmost section of the Joetsu Shinkansen Line, which is not used by commercial traffic. This 5km-long section runs from Niigata station to the stock depot at Higashi-Niigata.

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Officials said there were currently no plans to operate the locomotives sans drivers on the London Underground, and that the trials are simply a 'futureproofing' exercise. A switch to automated trains would require huge changes to the tube's infrastructure, including new computerised signals.

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The DLR isn't really driverless 'While our trains are mostly automated, a passenger service agent like me drives them to and from the depot and has to operate them manually if they break down. There are hidden controls at the front, where everyone wants to sit.

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Autonomous trains operate on tracks shared with other vehicles and pedestrians. They rely on digital signalling, but they require additional powerful sensors to analyse hazards around them and processors that enable them to adapt and even make decisions. Autonomous trains do not need a driver or attendants on board.

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The Hammersmith & City line is a London Underground line that runs between Hammersmith in west London and Barking in east London. Coloured pink on the Tube map, it serves 29 stations over 15.8 miles (25.5 km).

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The Jubilee line is a line on the London Underground. It runs from Stanmore in north-west London to Stratford in east London. The color of the Jubilee line on tube maps is gray.

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