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An Alfa Pendular in Santa Apolónia Station, Lisbon.. Since the late 1990s Comboios de Portugal (CP) has run the Alfa Pendular service, connecting Portugal's mainland from the north border to the Algarve at a speed of up to 220 kilometres per hour (140 mph) (in specific sections), which reduced the travel time between Porto and Lisbon by approximately 30 minutes.
The Alfa Pendular high speed train is a six car electric multiple unit (EMU), which is derived from and closely resembles the Giugiaro designed Italian Fiat-Ferroviaria ETR 480 Pendolino train. The bogies had to be redesigned to operate on Portugal's 1,668 mm ( 5 ft 5 + 21 ⁄ 32 in ) Iberian gauge track.
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Infraestruturas de Portugal is the rail network administrating company, taking over control from REFER on 1 June 2015. The length of Portugal's railway system is as follows: [3] Total: 2,786 km (1,731 mi) Iberian gauge: 2,603 km (1,617 mi) 1,668 mm (5 ft 5 + 21 ⁄ 32 in) gauge (1,351 km or 839 mi electrified)
This is a list of current semi-automatic train systems capable of GoA2 as according to the Grade of Automation classifications specified by the standard IEC 62290‐1. These are explained diagrammatically by the UITP. For the systems capable of GoA3 and higher, see the list of driverless train systems.
CP — Comboios de Portugal, EPE (European Portuguese: [kõˈbɔjuʒ ðɨ puɾtuˈɣal]; CP; English: Trains of Portugal) is a state-owned company which operates passenger trains in Portugal. Prior to June 2009, CP stood for Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses (English: Portuguese Railways ) although the company has been using its current designation ...
A self-driving Tesla in Camden, Ohio, narrowly avoided colliding with a train, after the vehicle did not register it, according to the car’s owner Craig Doty (Craig Doty/ NBC News)
Automatic train operation (ATO) is a method of operating trains automatically where the driver is not required or required for supervision at most. [1] Alternatively, ATO can be defined as a subsystem within the automatic train control, which performs any or all of functions like programmed stopping, speed adjusting, door operation, and similar otherwise assigned to the train operator.