Encourage greater use of driverless trains by TOCs across the UK rail network.

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Encourage greater use of driverless trains by TOCs across the UK rail network.

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TOCs' greatest cost is the wages of train drivers. Driverless trains have existed in the UK for decades, yet only a minority of the network use them. Driverless trains would increase efficiencies, make TOCs profitable, reduce the need for government subsidy, and enable a reduction in ticket prices.

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- Automated de/acceleration patters help energy recovery and savings, making trains more environmentally friendly
- Drivers are no longer involved in monotonous tasks of driving a train. Some can be re-qualified and deployed along the line, providing more customer service and fewer staff-less stations
- Average speed of the system can increase
- 32 cities globally use fully automated metro systems
- Ticket prices and govt subsidies are unnecessarily high due to extortionate drivers wages

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