Ferrexpo develops solutions for the automation and implementation of unmanned technologies in railway transport, which will be used for the internal operations of the Poltava Mining and Processing Plant.

Ferrexpo plans to automate trains

According to Ferrexpo logistics manager Vitaly Oleinik, this will be the development of an unmanned version of the OPE1 traction unit, informs railway magazine Railway Supply with reference to urm.media.

The work is being carried out in conjunction with an engineering company, the name of which is not disclosed at Ferrexpo. During the Rail Expo, a contractor representative said the company had implemented similar projects for businesses in Australia and Brazil.

However, if Brazil and Australia trains run on dedicated sections, on which no one else travels, then in Ukraine they plan to introduce the world’s first development that will track traffic lights and traffic instead of a person.

It was noted that the company already has a fleet of unmanned dump trucks involved in operations at the Eristovsky GOK.

Ferrexpo is also exploring the possibility of converting shunting traction to green energy sources, including hydrogen and battery technologies. The company sent corresponding applications to the rolling stock manufacturers.

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