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I just took a one day initiation with the SNCF for driving trains in France. I assumed that everything would be automated but in fact nothing is. They explain

I just took a one day initiation with the SNCF for driving trains in France. I assumed that everything would be automated but in fact nothing is. They explained that they regularly face situations that require human intervention (several times a day), and that even a little automation would reduce the level of attention on the part of the conductor. The conductor is required to interact with the controls at least every 30 seconds to avoid setting off alarms.

maeln 2y ago
The SNCF is for regional and national train (with the exception of the RER) where the possibility of having a cow coming on the rail is non-negligible ... or a hot air ballon landing on the rail and stopping the Nantes-Paris lines for a whole morning :D . So I think it is a much, much harder environment to automate. Paris do have some metro line that are fully automatic (line 1 at least) and both Rennes metro lines are fully automatic. It is much easier to control the environment around a metro and ensure that nothing can go on the rails, and have surveillance system to check if, if it does happen, it is detected ASAP.
- rossant 2y ago
  Paris metro lines 1, 4, and 14 are automatic at the moment.
- sofixa 2y ago
  > The SNCF is for regional and national train (with the exception of the RER) where the possibility of having a cow coming on the rail is non-negligible ... or a hot air ballon landing on the rail and stopping the Nantes-Paris lines for a whole morning :D . Or camels: https://www.francetvinfo.fr/animaux/un-dromadaire-apercu-aux-bord-des-voies-pres-de-la-gare-de-melun_3149071.html https://www.francetvinfo.fr/animaux/un-dromadaire-apercu-aux... > So I think it is a much, much harder environment to automate. Paris do have some metro line that are fully automatic (line 1 at least) and both Rennes metro lines are fully automatic. It is much easier to control the environment around a metro and ensure that nothing can go on the rails, and have surveillance system to check if, if it does happen, it is detected ASAP. Even the non-fully automatic lines use heavy automation (e.g. lines such as 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13).
- Lance_ET_Compte 2y ago
  "Leaves on the line." https://www.networkrail.co.uk/running-the-railway/looking-after-the-railway/delays-explained/leaves https://www.networkrail.co.uk/running-the-railway/looking-af...

maeln 2y ago

The SNCF is for regional and national train (with the exception of the RER) where the possibility of having a cow coming on the rail is non-negligible ... or a hot air ballon landing on the rail and stopping the Nantes-Paris lines for a whole morning :D . So I think it is a much, much harder environment to automate. Paris do have some metro line that are fully automatic (line 1 at least) and both Rennes metro lines are fully automatic. It is much easier to control the environment around a metro and ensure that nothing can go on the rails, and have surveillance system to check if, if it does happen, it is detected ASAP.

rossant 2y ago
Paris metro lines 1, 4, and 14 are automatic at the moment.
sofixa 2y ago
> The SNCF is for regional and national train (with the exception of the RER) where the possibility of having a cow coming on the rail is non-negligible ... or a hot air ballon landing on the rail and stopping the Nantes-Paris lines for a whole morning :D . Or camels: https://www.francetvinfo.fr/animaux/un-dromadaire-apercu-aux-bord-des-voies-pres-de-la-gare-de-melun_3149071.html https://www.francetvinfo.fr/animaux/un-dromadaire-apercu-aux... > So I think it is a much, much harder environment to automate. Paris do have some metro line that are fully automatic (line 1 at least) and both Rennes metro lines are fully automatic. It is much easier to control the environment around a metro and ensure that nothing can go on the rails, and have surveillance system to check if, if it does happen, it is detected ASAP. Even the non-fully automatic lines use heavy automation (e.g. lines such as 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13).
Lance_ET_Compte 2y ago
"Leaves on the line." https://www.networkrail.co.uk/running-the-railway/looking-after-the-railway/delays-explained/leaves https://www.networkrail.co.uk/running-the-railway/looking-af...