Basel area public transport operator Baselland Transport [BLT] has awarded Stadler Rail a contract to equip its suburban tram network with the Nova Pro communication-based train control system as part of a plan to progressively automate operations.
This follows deployment of Nova Pro on the 13 km standalone Waldenburgerbahn, where BLT recently introduced GoA2 semi-automated operation. The driver gives the instruction to start and the light rail vehicle then proceeds fully automatically, with the CBTC regulating the speed, activating level crossings and bringing the LRV to a precise stop at the stations...
BLT owns five suburban tram lines in the Basel area and operates four of them, with the remaining line being operated by the municipal transport company. BVB also runs the urban network which is shared with BLT services.
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