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History Of Train Automation
The history of automatic train operation includes key dates for system introductions of different Grade of Automation. The lower grades, such as the German Punktförmige Zugbeeinflussung introduced in 1934 have been available earlier. Higher grades, such as the driverless operation have been introduced almost only in case automated guideway transit. Prototypes The first North American automatic train stop system for the Boston Elevated Railway was introduced in 1901 by Union Switch and Signal, Union Switch and Signal Company. The first unmanned driving test on rail tracks was conducted in Berlin, Germany, in 1928 near the Krumme Lanke (Berlin U-Bahn), Krumme Lanke station. MP 51 MP 51, the first prototype of Paris' rubber-tyred metro, was fitted with GoA2 automatic train operation, ATO from the start. It operated a quiet 770 m shuttle service with sharp turns and steep grades on ''la voie navette'' of the Paris Métro with passengers from 13 April 1952 until 31 May 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 Stock At Finsbury Park Station - Tompagenet
Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of the Republic of Vietnam troops launch ''Operation Deckhouse Five'' in the Mekong Delta. * January 8 – Vietnam War: Operation Cedar Falls starts, in an attempt to eliminate the Iron Triangle (Vietnam), Iron Triangle. * January 13 – A military coup occurs in Togo under the leadership of Étienne Eyadema. * January 15 – Louis Leakey announces the discovery of pre-human fossils in Kenya; he names the species ''Proconsul nyanzae, Kenyapithecus africanus''. * January 23 ** In Munich, the trial begins of Wilhelm Harster, accused of the murder of 82,856 Jews (including Anne Frank) when he led German security police during the German occupation of the Netherlands. He is eventually sentenced to 15 years in prison. ** Milton Keynes in England is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
