• Highest possible grade of automation demonstrated for shunting locomotive operations for the first time • Advanced digital solutions to optimise operational performance, boost capacity and drive transition to sustainable transportation / 29 November 2022 – Alstom, global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, has demonstrated the highest grade of automation on a shunting locomotive near Breda, the Netherlands, in partnership with Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail and Belgian rail freight operator Lineas. This grade of automation, known as GoA4, means fully automated starting, driving, stopping, and the handling of unanticipated obstacles or events without the direct involvement of any on-train staff during shunting activities. This demonstration concludes a series of tests that are part of an ongoing partnership between Alstom, ProRail and Lineas. (....)