Waterloo station using remote control drones to keep trains moving
10-08-2026 15:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

Waterloo station using remote control drones to keep trains moving

A remotely operated drone is now flying over the tracks at London Waterloo as part of a new effort to reduce disruption caused by trespass and speed up responses to incidents on one of Britain’s busiest rail networks.
(c) SWR
The drone, introduced by South Western Railway (SWR) and Network Rail Wessex, is the first in a planned network of automated aircraft that will monitor the railway, inspect infrastructure and provide live intelligence to control teams without the need to send staff on
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