LYON PREPARES TO START AUTOMATED OPERATION

Lyon's fourth metro line which will be fully automated with driverless trains is described. The new line will use an infra-red beam system to detect falling passengers as opposed to platform doors. Since this line had to cross both the Rhone and Saone rivers in quick succession and the discovery of important archeological remains, the bentonite tunnelling method was used for the first time in France.

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  Reed Business Information, Limited

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• Authors:
  • Boller, A
• Publication Date: 1988

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 32-33
• Serial:
  • Developing Metros 1988
  • Publisher: Reed Business Information, Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Advanced vehicle control systems; Automatic train control; Bentonite; Coordination; Infrared detectors; Public transit; Tunneling machines; Urban development
• Uncontrolled Terms: Driverless rail transit; Integrated transportation systems
• Geographic Terms: Lyon (France)
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00477534
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0 617 00514 1
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1988 12:00AM