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Date of upload: Mar 11, 2023 ^^
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As a train driver, I’m kind of sad my job will eventually be lost to automation. But it’s obviously inevitably going to happen. I already switched away from one local commuter style company, where at the end I was driving the trains at level 2, so just observing and closing the doors. Now I’m at a long distance operator, so I’m back at level 1. My job is definitely still not future proof, but at least there’s a future there for me beyond this decade. Also, I’m no longer bored beyond belief while operating the train, like I was at my previous job - an obvious drawback of passively observing instead of actively driving.
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I ride the SkyTrain in British Columbia, Canada on a nearly daily basis and it is fully autonomous since its opening in 1985. Driverless aren't nothing new, we've had them since the 1960s and in fact most metro systems are automated to some extent with a grade of automation of two or three (with four being fully autonomous with no attendant needed). I'll say sitting in the front of the SkyTrain's (especially the Mark II and Mark III's) allows for amazing views, and allows for easy cab view videos of the ride.
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I was on a trip in Tokyo in late Dec 2023/early Jan 2024. I had the chance to ride in Yurikamome line from Shinbashi to Odaiba-Ariake-Shin Toyosu.
Yurikamome line has level 4 automation. Completely driverless. In fact, i sat on the front seat and i didnt seem to recall there's manual control in the first place. The line seems like popular with lots of people because everyone rushing to get the front seat. 😅
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In the UK we have driverless trains on the DLR and many people mover systems. The London Underground has partial automation on lines like the Victoria and Jubilee lines. With mainline rail, the Elizabeth line and Thameslink network have a form of ATO in the core tunnel sections. Apart from that, I don't really see ATO technology being implemented on the wider main line network any time soon. It's much more complicated, especially when you have things like level crossings involved.
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If the automation can increase train operation accuracy like perfecting stop and acceleration in station, the train punctuality can be increased as the calculation of when train need to accelerate and slowing is perfected by computer. If the punctuality is great, that mean there is huge potential for operating train in high frequency safely, with the headway up close to one minute. Big frequency mean lot of trip that give lot of capacity per day and lot of flexibility for passenger to take the train.
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Check out other videos related to the railway innovations: https://youtu.be/opSuhb62GoM https://youtu.be/ShnHt_lapwA
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