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FULLY-AUTOMATED FREIGHT TRAINS: FIVE SYSTEMS SHOW THE WAY

B. Mellitt

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North America has two standard-gauge automated mineral railways in commercial operation on which no train crews are employed, and others are under construction. As the systems being automated become more complex, control techniques are being developed which have to marry the driving function with traffic regulation, as well as supervising loading at terminals. Brian Mellitt of Birmingham University analyses the cybernetic elements required for the operation of these unmanned freight trains, and points out that the same techniques will soon be applied to railways with more elaborate traffic patterns.

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North America has two standard-gauge automated mineral railways in commercial operation on which no train crews are employed, and others are under construction. As the systems being automated become more complex, control techniques are being developed which have to marry the driving function with traffic regulation, as well as supervising loading at terminals. Brian Mellitt of Birmingham University analyses the cybernetic elements required for the operation of these unmanned freight trains, and points out that the same techniques will soon be applied to railways with more elaborate traffic patterns.

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North America has two standard-gauge automated mineral railways in commercial operation on which no train crews are employed, and others are under construction. As the systems being automated become more complex, control techniques are being developed which have to marry the driving function with traffic regulation, as well as supervising loading at terminals. Brian Mellitt of Birmingham University analyses the cybernetic elements required for the operation of these unmanned freight trains, and points out that the same techniques will soon be applied to railways with more elaborate traffic patterns.

Key concepts: Train, Freight trains, Rail freight transport, Transport engineering, Engineering, Automatic train control, Function (biology), Gauge (firearms)

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