SIGNAL+DRAHT | Issue 11/2024
Future logical system architecture for driverless and unattended train operations – Part 1
T his article summarises the results of the Shift2Rail European Railway Innovation Project related to the development of a new Automatic Train Operation (ATO) specification (up to GoA 4), focusing on GoA 3 and GoA 4 operations. The paper describes the logical system architecture for European railways focused on ATO operations (up to GoA 4), prototypes for testing the specification, an analysis of the impact of the specification on the other onboard modules and the conclusions and next steps for this research in order for it to continue working towards fully automatic operations in Europe’s railway industry for both passenger and freight trains...