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Sydney Metro has stolen the show at this years Sydney Royal Easter with a mock-up of a typical carriage soon to be carrying passengers on the Sydney Metro - Northwest.
We got there early on the first Friday to photograph the event.
22 six car trains have been ordered. Trains are due to start running early in 2019
I have been a bit remiss about uploading this set of photos. They are images I've captured myself, and turned from still driverless cars, into action induced comic scenes. The general inspiration was my enjoyment of Initial D, the anime series. They bare resemblance to the manga of the series aswell. I'd love to start doing more, for each of my photoshoots. Let me know what you think of them, and if I should continue. Please share them if you like them! Thank you!
(4) Gare du Nord 06/10/2019 17h21
The station Gare du Nord is being prepared for full automatic operation. Platform doors have been installed in October 2019. The line is being converted to an automated system (like Line 14 and 1). The initial plans were to begin conversion some time after the completion of the Line 1 conversion, but due to high costs those plans were put on hold . On April 2, 2013, the RATP confirmed that Line 4 would be fully automated, but stopped short of giving a timeline of the conversion.[16] In January 2016, Siemens was awarded a €70 million contract to fully automate Line 4. A mix of passenger and driverless trains will commence in 2020 and the line will be fully driverless by 2022.
Although rolling stock for the automated line has not yet been confirmed, it is highly speculated that Line 4 will initially see a mix of MP 89CA and MP 05 stock from Line 14 running alongside new MP 14 railcars.
MÉTRO LINE 4
Porte de Clignancourt - Mairie de Montrouge
Total length : 12.1 km
Number of stations: 27
Date of opening: April 21st, 1908
Number of trains during rush hours: 44 (interval of 1m35)
Number of departures a day: 424
Traveltime: 30 minutes
Early arrival of the 7A17 Merehead to Colnbrook at Reading saw it shut down and driverless for a while. By the time I had got to it is was too far forward hence this rather "in the face" image
66519 and 59102 await a driver and the aspect at Reading on Wednesday 3 May 2023
As a change from pretending to be a train, our Flickr colleague Peagreenbus was sent on one to Carlisle, to pick up this one-time Stagecoach 709D from local operator Ellenvale, and drive it 300 miles south to its new home in Berkshire.
I turned out to offer some moral support at Knutsford, getting close to the half-way point of the trip, and also to catch him at the wheel of his steed, rather than viewing a picture of a driverless coach abandoned in traffic !
New to the Stagecoach Grimsby Cleethorpes unit as N771 EWG, it had later spells in Birmingham and Somerset, arriving at Ellenvale in 2015.
Image source: Queensland State Archives Item ID ITM1018717 Maroochydore
The pride of the district and of the North Coast is Maroochydore, the largest town on the North Coast seafront. It is approached by a wonderful bitumen road of 11 miles from Palmwoods. This is one of the most delightful drives in the district. The pleasent smoothness of the trip is enhanced in enjoyment by pineapple and citrus orchards on either side. Glorious fertile valleys and glens, wooded slopes, and a forest of big timbers are some of the delights of this entrancing highway. There are occasional glimpses of the beautiful Maroocy River, while a beautiful portion of the road is a tropical palm grove.
On arriving at Maroochydore the visitor is immediately impressed with the modern appearance of the place. The tourist will also be impressed with the up-to-date and comfotable accommodation that is available. There is only one hotel - The Club - conducted by Mrs. Stretton. This is a most delightful place at which to stay. The accommodation is up to date and the surroundings truly glorious, situated as it is on the beautiful Maroochy River, not far distant from the surf. The river is a distinctive feature of this popular watering place. For boating and swimming the wide shallow waters are ideal.
Delightful motor boat tours are frequently conducted up the river, where some of the prettiest scenery in the district may be seen. The river winds itself through beautiful cultivated fields, sugar plantations, and palm lands. Trips are regularly conducted in a spacious launch to Deepwater, Bli Bli, Dunethia Rock, and other scenic spots. Maroochydore is only a short walk from the main surfing beach, which is noted for its great expance and ideal surfing. The Life Saving Association of Australia (North Coast branch) has its headquarters at Maroochydore, and right through the holiday season life savers patrol the beach.
The former headland at Maroochy river's northern entrance is now an island, known locally as "Pincushion Island." Several miles north and some distance out to sea is Mudjimba, or "Old Woman" Island, which prominently comes into view from Montville on the Blackall Range, and in appearance is like a giant ship. Mudjimba is in a line with the round topped peak of Mount Coolum; one aboriginal theory of Mudjimba origin is that it was formerly the headpiece of Mount Coolum, but Mount Ninderry, the old man of the story, getting unusually peeved one day, threw a huge rock at Coolum and knocked Mudjimba into the ocean.
The waters around Mudjimba offer fishermen wonderful grounds, where huge hauls are caught throughout the year. The excellent surfing beach that stretches southwards from Maroochydore for a distance of seven miles to Point Arkwright has been considerably improved by an energetic body styling themselves the Beach Improvement Society. At all points of vantage seating accommodation has been provided, while there is a special provision for shelter sheds. At the present time the society is clearing a sports reserve, which will be ready by the time the Christmas holidays are with us.
The Maroochydore Life Saving Club have a most efficient team of swimmers, a good number of whom are well-known champions. Carnivals are often conducted on the beach, in which competitions are held against other North Coast teams, frequently against the well-known Bundaberg Club and metropolitan clubs. Mr. E. B. Fox, a solicitor of Nambour, is president of the North Coast (Queensland) branch of the Australian Life Saving Association, and Mr. Hockings is secretary. The hoilday-maker can be well recommended to include Maroochydore in his itinerary this vocation.
From The Brisbane Courier, Friday 27 November 1931.
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Maroochydore is often described as the heart of the Sunshine Coast – and with good reason. Known for its extraordinary beaches and river precinct, as well as shopping and dining options, it truly is both the cultural and geographical centre of the Sunshine Coast. With the development of the new world-class CBD, Maroochydore is on the fast track to becoming a centre of commerce, technology, innovation, entertainment and inner-city living. Now that the area is changing faster than ever, we wanted to take a look back at the history and see just how far Maroochydore has come.
A look back…
Andrew Petrie, a pioneer and architect in Brisbane, christened the area Maroochydore in 1842 . The name comes from the word “murukutchi-dha” in the language of the Brisbane River Aboriginal people who accompanied Petrie on his exploration. It literally means “the place of the red bills” – after the black swans that still call the Sunshine Coast home today.
From 1884 the area was mainly used for grazing cattle, while the river provided a passage for timber to be transported by raft. This was the year the very first house was built in Maroochydore, with a sawmill and the first post office to follow in 1891.
In 1908 the first land sale in the region marked the beginning of development of Maroochydore as a seaside resort and holiday destination.
Maroochydore as we recognise it today began to emerge in 1912, beginning with opening of the first coastal hotel and a regular mail boat service to Yandina. In 1916, one of Queensland’s first surf lifesaving clubs was formed in Maroochydore (and it’s still there!) and in 1917 a boat and tram service began operating to Nambour. By 1920, the permanent population reached seventy, and during the following decade it had grown enough to necessitate schools, churches, business houses and a bitumen main road.
It wasn’t until the 1960s that the area developed as a major tourist destination. The local population doubled between 1961 and 1971 to 6374.
Today Maroochydore is a holiday favourite, renowned for its outstanding beaches and riverside location. Picture: Above Photography
Today the region’s population has risen to over 18 000, with thousands more vacationers travelling to the idyllic coastal spot each year. The brand-new CBD development is poised to renew the area by supporting economic development, providing much needed infrastructure and creating a world-class central business district for the Sunshine Coast.
The first stage of the CBD development is already underway, and is expected to generate up to 30 000 jobs by 2040 and boost the Sunshine Coast economy by $4.4 billion. With unique technology initiatives such as automated underground waste collection, clean energy and streets built to accommodate driverless cars, the new Maroochydore City Centre has been designed for the 21st Century and promises an exciting future for the Coast. An approved and fully funded $347 million expansion of the Sunshine Coast Airport has also begun, and by 2020 will service flights directly from key destinations in Asia and the Western Pacific.
There’s no doubt Maroochydore has come a long way since its humble beginnings, and the area is definitely growing up. With a hard-to-beat waterfront lifestyle and an upcoming vibrant city centre, it’s turning into a truly unique location.
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There is much talk of developing driverless trucks to run in “trains” and further clog the roads, when such a thing already happens and has so for decades: There’s eight driverless trucks right here with more further up the manifest.
CSX locomotive 3187 (a GE built ES44AC) and BNSF’s 6699 (an ES44C4) run along the west shore of the Hudson on the CSX River Subdivision at Fort Montgomery on 11 September 2017 heading a southbound freight.
(4) Gare du Nord 12/01/2022 17h35
Before the fully automated driverless metros arrive on métro line 4 the line has being extened in the South to Bagneux - Lucie Aubrac.
In 2013, Line 4 was extended for the first time since its initial construction, into the southern suburbs of Montrouge. The line was further extended to Bagneux–Lucie Aubrac in on 13/01/2022 (the day after I took this picture), connecting to the future Grand Paris Express. The line is now being retrofitted for full automation, with the first automated trains expected to run by mid-2022.
It is the second-busiest Métro line after Line 1, carrying over 154 million passengers in 2004.
MÉTRO LINE 4
Porte de Clignancourt - Bagneux-Lucie Aubrac
Total length : 13.9 km
Number of stations: 29
Date of opening: April 21st, 1908
Number of trains during rush hours: 44 (interval of 1m35)
Number of departures a day: 424
Traveltime: 36 minutes
Ridership: 158,5 million (2019)
Stock:MP 89 CC (*mid 2022: MP 89 CA - MP 05 - MP 14)
[ Wikipedia - Métro Paris Ligne 4 (français) 02/2022 ]
As part of the "Driverless: Who Is In Control ?" exhibition at the Science Museum in London, a stained-glass concept car, which has no seats but a bed for a passenger to stretch out on, is on display. It was built by artist Dominic Wilcox,
Canary Wharf, Isle of Dogs, London, England, UK
The Docklands Light Railway is an automated 34 km tram network, running on reserved track, with minimal staffing, that opened in 1987. It serves Stratford to Lewisham, north-south, and Bank to Woolwich Arsenal east-west. It runs on 750v DC with the positive supplied by a third rail outside the running track. A central signal cable transmits bidirectional telemetry to the trains.
Within a year of opening, passenger numbers approached 17 million. Today, that is more like 110 million.
The DLR fleet consists of:
22 – 44: Bombardier B90, built in 1991
45 – 91: Bombardier B92, built 1993–1995
92 – 99, 01–16: Bombardier B2K, built 2001–2002
101 –155: Bombadier B07 built 2007–2009
The one shown here is an example of B07 stock.
Signalling and train control is a moving block system developed by Alcatel. The same technology is in use at other mass transit networks worldwide. It is currently employed on the Jubilee and Northern lines of the London Underground. Driverless trains will be the way forward, much to the disgust of the rail unions who wish to maintain drivers' jobs. However, there is still the need for staff to oversee the system, not only at the control centre but also on trains.
Photographic Information
Taken on 27th June, 2016 at 1321hrs with a Canon EOS 650D digital still camera, through a Canon EF-S 18-55mm (29-88mm in 35mm terms) ƒ/3.5-5.6 zoom lens, post processed with Adobe Photoshop CS5.
© Timothy Pickford-Jones 2016
(4) Bagneux Lucie Aubrac 25/02/2022 08h25
The station hall of the new terminus of métro line 1 is fully located on street level.
Before the fully automated driverless metros arrive on métro line 4 the line has being extened in the South to Bagneux - Lucie Aubrac.
In 2013, Line 4 was extended for the first time since its initial construction, into the southern suburbs of Montrouge. The line was further extended to Bagneux–Lucie Aubrac in on 13/01/2022 (the day after I took this picture), connecting to the future Grand Paris Express. The line is now being retrofitted for full automation, with the first automated trains expected to run by mid-2022.
It is the second-busiest Métro line after Line 1, carrying over 154 million passengers in 2004.
MÉTRO LINE 4
Porte de Clignancourt - Bagneux-Lucie Aubrac
Total length : 13.9 km
Number of stations: 29
Date of opening: April 21st, 1908
Number of trains during rush hours: 44 (interval of 1m35)
Number of departures a day: 424
Traveltime: 36 minutes
Ridership: 158,5 million (2019)
Stock:MP 89 CC (*mid 2022: MP 89 CA - MP 05 - MP 14)
[ Wikipedia - Métro Paris Ligne 4 (français) 02/2022 ]
Bohn was a Detroit-based manufacturer of metals and alloys with a reputation for union-bashing. In the 1940s they invested heavily in a long series of adverts that looked forward to a future utopia where human ingenuity would triumph over the constraints of space, time and gravity, grandly presented in full page and full colour streamlined visions. The presiding genius behind the campaign was local illustrator, Arthur Radebaugh (1906-74) who described a world where monorails, flying cars and torpedo-shaped ocean liners battled the elements to conquer time and space. It was an ingenious effort to combine the after-imagery of the Streamline era with the galactic vision of Astounding Science Fiction to project forward into an imagined future of unlimited connectivity. Vast aviation hubs, multi-level cities, high speed trains, towering cruise ships and driverless cars have all, to some degree come to pass - only the monorail has stubbornly failed to catch on. Later attention turned to more prosaic consumer products (lawnmowers, telephones, motorcycles, kitchen storage). It seems that Radebaugh himself already inhabited the future he was busy imagining for the rest of us. He would travel the nation in a 1959 Ford Econoline van that he had customised into a mobile studio complete with futuristic styling. As for Bohn, post-War optimism decayed into anti-Communist paranoia, shelling out for ads that would tear the mask of peace from the hard vicious face of Communism.
This is the only known example that bears the Radebaugh signature.
(4) Bagneux Lucie Aubrac 25/02/2022 08h24
The new terminus of métro line 4 in Bagneux. Two more stations added to métro line 4 since 13/01/2022.
Before the fully automated driverless metros arrive on métro line 4 the line has being extened in the South to Bagneux - Lucie Aubrac.
In 2013, Line 4 was extended for the first time since its initial construction, into the southern suburbs of Montrouge. The line was further extended to Bagneux–Lucie Aubrac in on 13/01/2022 (the day after I took this picture), connecting to the future Grand Paris Express. The line is now being retrofitted for full automation, with the first automated trains expected to run by mid-2022.
It is the second-busiest Métro line after Line 1, carrying over 154 million passengers in 2004.
MÉTRO LINE 4
Porte de Clignancourt - Bagneux-Lucie Aubrac
Total length : 13.9 km
Number of stations: 29
Date of opening: April 21st, 1908
Number of trains during rush hours: 44 (interval of 1m35)
Number of departures a day: 424
Traveltime: 36 minutes
Ridership: 158,5 million (2019)
Stock:MP 89 CC (*mid 2022: MP 89 CA - MP 05 - MP 14)
[ Wikipedia - Métro Paris Ligne 4 (français) 02/2022 ]
British Railways 47324 pictured after crashing at Oxley Junction, Wolverhampton in March 1985. The coal train had run driverless from Oxley Carriage Sidings to Oxley Junction where it derailed at speed and ended up embedding itself into the long disused track bed of the former Wolverhampton-Wombourne-Stourbridge line, making it the first train to go further than the buffer stops since 1967. The picture shows the recovery operation a day or so later.
Location of accident on Google Satallite map: maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&tim...
Route 336, so must have been c1957.
Nice country shot. Some lay-by / change over, no driver visible?
This bus was destined to become the mobile uniform carrier bus - Service Vehicle 581J. Preserved and still around in 2012.
Public service 52 - 70. AEC Regent. Weymann body.
Details from Ian's Bus Stop RLHs.
ALSO OF INTEREST RLH44.
Photographer unknown.
"The Tratzen kennel is part of the fortification of the Pegnitz tributaries of the last Nuremberg city fortifications.
In the area of the Pegnitz inlets on the eastern side of the city wall, the Zwinger extends on the eastern end of the island of Schütt between the two arms of the Pegnitz, behind which the Blue A and Black Z towers rise.
On the northern side is the casemate gate, which leads to Wöhrder Wiese. A so-called wooden truss (a wooden battlement) has been built into the city wall, which spans the northern arm of the Pegnitz; On the other side of the Pegnitz is the Hübnerstor. On the southern side of the Tratzen kennel there is an arched stone river bridge.
The Zwinger was rebuilt on older foundations by 1547, and the two towers were converted to accommodate cannons. The name Tratzen kennel comes from Johann Mathias Dratz's kennel, which existed there until 1824. In 1848, a pedestrian tunnel, the Kassemattentor, was built through the northern semicircular barricade. The two towers were badly damaged during the Second World War.
In 1977, the renovation of the stump of the Blaues A tower began (sponsored by the Diehl Foundation, among others), which since 1980, along with parts of the bastion, has been used by the Nuremberg-City District Youth Association as an office and event location and is now called the Tratzen kennel city tower. In 2009, a red extension was built between the tower and the city wall.
The Black Z tower (also called the TratzenKennel defense tower) is named after, among other things. Construction sponsored by Kurt Klutentreter has been used as a Krakow house since 1996, which also uses parts of the bastion. In addition to the representative office of the city of Kraków, there is a travel agency and a restaurant there. The Zwinger is used as a beer garden.
Nuremberg (/ˈnjʊərəmbɜːrɡ/ NURE-əm-burg; German: Nürnberg [ˈnʏʁnbɛʁk]; in the local East Franconian dialect: Nämberch [ˈnɛmbɛrç]) is the largest city in Franconia, the second-largest city in the German state of Bavaria, and its 545,000 inhabitants make it the 14th-largest city in Germany.
Nuremberg sits on the Pegnitz, which carries the name Regnitz from its confluence with the Rednitz in Fürth onwards (Pegnitz→ Regnitz→ Main→ Rhine→ North Sea), and on the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, that connects the North Sea to the Black Sea. Lying in the Bavarian administrative region of Middle Franconia, it is the largest city and unofficial capital of the entire cultural region of Franconia. The city is surrounded on three sides by the Reichswald, a large forest, and in the north lies Knoblauchsland (garlic land), an extensive vegetable growing area and cultural landscape.
The city forms a continuous conurbation with the neighbouring cities of Fürth, Erlangen and Schwabach, which is the heart of an urban area region with around 1.4 million inhabitants, while the larger Nuremberg Metropolitan Region has a population of approximately 3.6 million. It is the largest city in the East Franconian dialect area (colloquially: "Franconian"; German: Fränkisch).
Nuremberg and Fürth were once connected by the Bavarian Ludwig Railway, the first steam-hauled and overall second railway opened in Germany (1835). Today, the U1 of the Nuremberg Subway, which is the first German subway with driverless, automatically moving railcars, runs along this route. Nuremberg Airport (Flughafen Nürnberg "Albrecht Dürer") is the second-busiest airport in Bavaria after Munich Airport, and the tenth-busiest airport of the country.
Institutions of higher education in Nuremberg include the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg), Germany's 11th-largest university, with campuses in Erlangen and Nuremberg and a university hospital in Erlangen (Universitätsklinikum Erlangen), Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm and Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg. The Nuremberg exhibition centre (Messe Nürnberg) is one of the biggest convention center companies in Germany and operates worldwide.
Nuremberg Castle and the city's walls, with their many towers, are among the most impressive in Europe. Staatstheater Nürnberg is one of the five Bavarian state theatres, showing operas, operettas, musicals, and ballets (main venue: Nuremberg Opera House), plays (main venue: Schauspielhaus Nürnberg), as well as concerts (main venue: Meistersingerhalle). Its orchestra, the Staatsphilharmonie Nürnberg, is Bavaria's second-largest opera orchestra after the Bavarian State Opera's Bavarian State Orchestra in Munich. Nuremberg is the birthplace of Albrecht Dürer and Johann Pachelbel. 1. FC Nürnberg is the most famous football club of the city and one of the most successful football clubs in Germany. Nuremberg was one of the host cities of the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Franconia (German: Franken, pronounced [ˈfʁaŋkŋ̍]; Franconian: Franggn [ˈfrɑŋɡŋ̍]; Bavarian: Frankn) is a region of Germany, characterised by its culture and Franconian dialect (German: Fränkisch).
Franconia is made up of the three Regierungsbezirke of Lower, Middle and Upper Franconia in Bavaria, the adjacent, Franconian-speaking, South Thuringia, south of the Thuringian Forest—which constitutes the language boundary between Franconian and Thuringian— and the eastern parts of Heilbronn-Franconia in Baden-Württemberg.
Those parts of the Vogtland lying in Saxony (largest city: Plauen) are sometimes regarded as Franconian as well, because the Vogtlandian dialects are mostly East Franconian. The inhabitants of Saxon Vogtland, however, mostly do not consider themselves as Franconian. On the other hand, the inhabitants of the Hessian-speaking parts of Lower Franconia west of the Spessart (largest city: Aschaffenburg) do consider themselves as Franconian, although not speaking the dialect. Heilbronn-Franconia's largest city of Heilbronn and its surrounding areas are South Franconian-speaking, and therefore only sometimes regarded as Franconian. In Hesse, the east of the Fulda District is Franconian-speaking, and parts of the Oden Forest District are sometimes regarded as Franconian for historical reasons, but a Franconian identity did not develop there.
Franconia's largest city and unofficial capital is Nuremberg, which is contiguous with Erlangen and Fürth, with which it forms the Franconian conurbation with around 1.3 million inhabitants. Other important Franconian cities are Würzburg, Bamberg, Bayreuth, Ansbach and Coburg in Bavaria, Suhl and Meiningen in Thuringia, and Schwäbisch Hall in Baden-Württemberg.
The German word Franken—Franconians—also refers to the ethnic group, which is mainly to be found in this region. They are to be distinguished from the Germanic people of the Franks, and historically formed their easternmost settlement area. The origins of Franconia lie in the settlement of the Franks from the 6th century in the area probably populated until then mainly by the Elbe Germanic people in the Main river area, known from the 9th century as East Francia (Francia Orientalis). In the Middle Ages the region formed much of the eastern part of the Duchy of Franconia and, from 1500, the Franconian Circle. The restructuring of the south German states by Napoleon, after the demise of the Holy Roman Empire, saw most of Franconia awarded to Bavaria." - info from Wikipedia.
Summer 2019 I did a solo cycling tour across Europe through 12 countries over the course of 3 months. I began my adventure in Edinburgh, Scotland and finished in Florence, Italy cycling 8,816 km. During my trip I took 47,000 photos.
Now on Instagram.
If you go to San Francisco, you would see more and more Waymo's on the street. When I took this shot, a motorcyclist was showing off his wheelie and I caught the front wheel of it. In any case, the days of a human driver are numbered. I have already downloaded the Waymo app and I am on the waiting list.
Glasgow Subway set No.302 creeps towards the buffers on the test track at Broomloan depot.
17 of these new driverless Stadler sets will replace the current 13 ATO sets built by Metro-Cammell in 1979.
I used the swiss wormhole again. The swiss guys surely know about entangled terminals!
The Dubai Metro
is a driverless, fully automated metro rail network in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The Red Line and Green Line are operational, with three further lines planned.
These first two lines run underground in the city centre and on elevated viaducts elsewhere (elevated railway).
All trains and stations are air conditioned with platform edge doors to make this possible.
@Wikipedia
Peel Street in Accrington has been synonymous with the town's bus services for a good many years, but here in more interesting times 'driverless' 147 stands in the bus station with passengers already aboard. After a swift cup of tea, the driver and conductor are probably already making their way back to the bus to make their next journey to Clayton le Moors, a district that lies a short distance to the north of the Lancashire town. The backend of a car can be seen disappearing up Blackburn Road, but apart from that and the buses there is no other traffic in the picture.
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Taken in the Copenhagen Metro system. All the trains are driverless.
It felt very futuristic.
This corn sale was within hollering distance from
Steven King’s Aunt’s house where he lived with
his mother, during school years.
I spent a weekend on a photo shoot there and
saw a lot of things I found eerie...my home town
is about 20 miles away and I never bumped
into Steven at the movies when he would hitch
a ride to Auburn/Lewiston area...seemed he
liked the scary movies best. This pickup
was driverless and I could imagine a book
swirling all around in my brain...
I was NOT going to reach into that box then, nor
would I now, no matter how much time has passed
In Little Britain after The Plague of Doom, to try to attract nervous types back on to public transport, and to address a driver shortage. A new range of ‘green’ driverless gender fluid buses were introduced. They ran on recycled hot air and guff extracted from Westminster and Downing St. The retro design was aimed at older Brits to allow them to relive the ‘good old days’ they were too young to experience first hand.
If I can obtain a duplicate model in my collection cheaply, I'll usually do a bit of detailing, mainly adding passengers and a driver as there's nothing worse than having a layout / diorama with driverless buses. I'll keep the as issued version for depot scenes and the ones with figures added to be dotted out and about working for a living.
This is a CMNL Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 depicted as Stagecoach Manchester 19063 wearing corporate 'Beachball' livery, which has benefited from a driver and passengers being added.
The Manœuvres video series is part of a body of works that I’ve been developing since 2016 based on observing the R&D of driverless cars and dash cam compilations.
La série Manœuvres fait partie d'un corpus qui s'inspire des technologies utilisées par les véhicules autonomes et des compilations d’enregistreurs de conduites (dash cams).
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www.lafabriqueculturelle.tv/series/306/manoeuvres-de-fran...
Learn more about this pilot project here: www.nps.gov/yell/learn/management/automated-shuttle-pilot...
NPS / Jacob W. Frank
Quite a tight squeeze for two across.
Sometimes referred to a London's secret railway, The Mail Rail was an underground rail line designed to bypass London traffic. Opened in 1927 the driverless trains efficiently transported mail below the busy streets between multiple stations, until 2003, when demand had been dropping due to technological advances such as e-mail and cost issues.
The tunnels and stations can now be visited by members of the public. Even though the tunnels and trains are way smaller than the well known underground system it is such an adventure, albeit quite a tight fit into the carriages! There is a postal museum over the road too with a great exhibition on mail delivery through the years.
You will need to book a ticket for the train ride. More information available here:
... as photographed while gazing north from the Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall station platform. Thank you, Dusit Thani, for hanging a big logo on your hotel and allowing me to hunt up the location now that I'm back in the U.S.
Driverless metros = sightseeing passengers in the front and back windows. If you see sightseeing passengers in the front of an approaching BART, I'd think twice before boarding the train.
As you may have guessed, I like to give myself interesting automotive challenges. Part of that success stems from the notion to “make it what it isn’t “. What the ‘75 Pacer has never been is a modern luxurious self-driving cruiser. The vehicle was already ahead of it’s time and quite wide for a small car so I figured it can feel significantly posh if given the right treatment. I went with an opulent champagne color accented with soft magenta LEDs. Sensors, cameras and other self-driving tech was added as well as Lambo-style doors and a larger grille with vertices slats common in luxury cars. Wheel covers with only the centers showing through would make the car appear to glide while moving. The interior is outfitted with magenta lighting and cream-colored leather with polished wooden accents. The steering wheel can retract into the dash and the front seats can swivel to become rear-facing to create a lounge setting. A central console holds drinks and other things so that all occupants may ride in unbridled luxury. All these elements pushes this relic from the past well into the future. What do you all think?
British Railways locomotive 47324 pictured after crashing at Oxley Junction, Wolverhampton in March 1985. The coal train had run driverless from Oxley Carriage Sidings to Oxley Junction where it derailed at speed and ended up embedding itself into the long disused track bed of the former Wolverhampton-Wombourne-Stourbridge line, making it the first train to go further than the buffer stops since 1967. The picture shows the recovery operation a day or so later.
Location of accident on Google Satallite map: maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&tim...
Looks like the Number 4 Metro downstairs from here is going to be the next driverless subway line. Another Paris line where the trains come every one minute.
Winter 1964 / 1965 / 1966 ?
Lee Bank, Halifax
Halifax Corporation Leyland bus - No11 Mixenden - struggles to grip the icy road at Lee Bank, Halifax, on the A629. The road is steeper than it looks in the photograph. Date is unknown though the "B" reg car dates it 1964 or later, the Leyland front-door buses were mostly "C" reg. The Daimler bus to the right looks to be empty and driverless. Houses off Pellon Lane can be seen at the top (updated after this image appeared on Facebook). Today a large dual-carriageway bridge sweeps over the top of this scene.
Taken by David Green
As dusk sets over North Western Sydney and standing on the top of a car park is a stupid idea due to the cold winds, a Metropolis rolls past on its way to Tallawong.
Taken: 30/5/2019
Algorithmic Drive. Daïmôn. October 2018.
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Conduite algorithmique. Daïmôn. Octobre 2018.
(4) Bagneux Lucie Aubrac 25/02/2022 08h57
The new terminus station hall of métro line 4 is located on streetlevel and the immediate area is under redevelopment with mainly apartments. The unique selling point is of course the direct metro connection.
Before the fully automated driverless metros arrive on métro line 4 the line has being extened in the South to Bagneux - Lucie Aubrac.
In 2013, Line 4 was extended for the first time since its initial construction, into the southern suburbs of Montrouge. The line was further extended to Bagneux–Lucie Aubrac in on 13/01/2022 (the day after I took this picture), connecting to the future Grand Paris Express. The line is now being retrofitted for full automation, with the first automated trains expected to run by mid-2022.
It is the second-busiest Métro line after Line 1, carrying over 154 million passengers in 2004.
MÉTRO LINE 4
Porte de Clignancourt - Bagneux-Lucie Aubrac
Total length : 13.9 km
Number of stations: 29
Date of opening: April 21st, 1908
Number of trains during rush hours: 44 (interval of 1m35)
Number of departures a day: 424
Traveltime: 36 minutes
Ridership: 158,5 million (2019)
Stock:MP 89 CC (*mid 2022: MP 89 CA - MP 05 - MP 14)
[ Wikipedia - Métro Paris Ligne 4 (français) 02/2022 ]
The tailgate on my model can be opened. I don't think they ever did this on screen in the movie. The cars were supposed to be driverless in the story, but for filming the bits where the car was driving, it was controlled by a driver hidden away in the luggage area, with a cargo area cover above his head.
The Dubai Metro is a driverless, fully automated metro rail network in the United Arab Emirates city of Dubai. The Red Line and Green Line are operational, with three further lines planned. Guinness World Records has declared Dubai Metro as the world's longest fully automated metro network spanning at 75 kilometres (47 mi).
I treni della metro di Torino sono driverless, dunque è possibile sedersi proprio in punta al vagone e scattare in completa comodità. Figata.
Ho fatto qualche scatto di prova, cercando di catturare un po' di mosso e qualche scia, ma niente di soddisfacente. Poi, smanettando con diaframmi e tempi mi sono trovato questi scatti. Ampiamente sovraesposti rispetto alla luce ambiente disponibile, mi hanno colpito subito per la ricchezza e la forza dei dettagli.
E mi è balzata in mente una parola: Morlock!
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Trains in the Turin metro are driverless. So you can confortably seat and take a lot of photos. That's too cool!
I was playing with apertures and shutter speed when I shot this serie of pictures. They are clearly overexposed, but so rich in details. And suddenly a namen came to my mind. Morlock! Do you remember?
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Shimbashi Station serves as a key interchange between Tokyo’s dense urban rail systems, connecting JR East lines with the Yurikamome automated transit route to Odaiba. The elevated Yurikamome track, seen here curving above the city streets, is a fully driverless, rubber-tired train line that opened in 1995 to link Tokyo’s central business districts with its reclaimed waterfront developments.
This structure’s sleek metallic architecture and tiered design reflect Japan’s approach to maximizing space efficiency in high-density transport corridors. The network below includes the JR Yamanote Line, Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, and the Toei Asakusa Line, making Shimbashi one of the most vertically integrated transit hubs in Japan.