"Boltar" wrote in message
om...
:
: Can't say it bothers me though I do think the ATO could do with a bit more
: intelligence so that it doesn't suddenly accelerate to its target speed
and
: whoops , suddenly realise theres another train in front then brake , then
, oh
: that trains moved , we'll accelerate again , oh , we're too close again
lets
: brake.. etc etc. I'm thinking someone should have mentioned the concept of
: coasting to the systems programmers.
:
Doesn't this contribute to the shorter headways that ATO trains can operate
compared to manually driven trains?

Charles