Alstom, infrastructure manager ProRail and Belgian freight operator Lineas have completed testing of an automated shunting locomotive near Breda. It is reported by the Railway Supply magazine with reference to the Railway Gazette.

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Lineas’ diesel-hydraulic locomotive was equipped with Alstom’s automatic train control system, supporting Level 4 unattended starting, movement and stopping. It was also equipped with a high-resolution digital radar and a multispectral electro-optical obstacle detection and recognition system developed by Elta subsidiary NIART. It has been shown to be able to deal with events such as human, vehicle or wagon obstacles or improperly placed turnouts, with the technology being effective up to 500m away from obstacles in real-world conditions.

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Alstom says this paves the way for greater use of autonomous maneuvering. “We have shown that it is possible to make trains see and handle unforeseen circumstances safely,” Stéphane Feret-Beaumont, Alstom vice president of innovation and smart mobility, said Nov. 29. “The positive results prove that Alstom has the technology needed to support operators with autonomous driving technologies that will ultimately improve the performance of freight lines.”

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