[SystemSafety] underground trains without drivers

[Inge, James Mr]

Gergely,

 

In the UK, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch investigates train
accidents, driverless or otherwise.  Their investigation reports are
published at http://www.raib.gov.uk/ and I think that there are some
overview statistics in their annual reports.  A very quick Google of
their site picked up two reports of derailments on the Docklands Light
Railway, and a number of incidents on the London Underground where the
report at least mentions Automatic Train Operation.  You would have to
read the reports or ask the RAIB directly to discover whether automatic
operation was a factor in any of the incidents.

 

Regards,

 

            James Inge

 

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[mailto:systemsafety-bounces at techfak.uni-bielefeld.de] On Behalf Of
Gergely Buday
Sent: 24 January 2013 08:49
To: systemsafety at techfak.uni-bielefeld.de
Subject: [SystemSafety] underground trains without drivers

 

Hi there,

what is the current trend on to employ or not to employ drivers on
underground trains that would be capable of running automatically,
and/or with central control? I guess people usually stick to see a human
being in control.

And, is there a track record of accidents of driverless trains?

Gergely Buday

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