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VAL-208 type train in the Lille Metro A Mark II train in Vancouver, Canada.The SkyTrain is the longest driverless transit system in the Americas.. An automated guideway transit (AGT) or automated fixed-guideway transit [1] or automatic guideway transit [2] system is a type of fixed guideway transit infrastructure with a riding or suspension track that supports and physically guides one or more ...
A 2018 article by a sustainability academic argued trackless trams could replace both light-rail and bus rapid transit due to low cost, quick installation and low emissions. [16] Others have disputed the claims about cost and quick installations, and argued that ART is a proprietary technology with little deployment worldwide.
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The {{Rail-interchange}} (shortcut:{}) template is used to indicate types of connections. It places the appropriate icon (in some cases with a link) in a map row. Some cities have additional arguments for individual services, and sometimes options for modifying the display. A complete list of icons is at Template:Rail-interchange/doc.
The system can control as many miles of track as required, but typically around 50–100 miles. Recently, PC-based control systems, similar to the IECC have been developed and are sold by various signalling contractors, e.g. Westinghouse Rail Systems WESTCAD.
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Route features: stations, depots, yards, sidings, junctions, points, crossings, signal boxes, bridges, tunnels, names of running lines, direction of travel of running lines, gradients in relation to the types of train to be driven and termination/limiting points of movements.