Drone train trial
France’s state-owned operator SNCF has successfully tested a remotely controlled train over a distance of 4km (2.5 miles) in the Paris suburbs.
The drone train ran from Villeneuve-Saint-Georges to Juvisy which used satellite transmission, a private cellular network equivalent to 4G, and cameras to provide a real-time image for the driver in a control centre.
SNCF says it will develop prototype trains for passenger and freight services to move trains between stations and depots, within depots, and for ‘last miles’ services to and from sidings or terminals.
We've read it in: Railway Gazette International, August 2019, p7
