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Inside the UK train factory testing the technology that could make driverless trains a reality

A brand-new passenger train is undergoing testing at railway manufacturer Alstom's facility in Derby, northern England. It will soon enter service on the United Kingdom's South Western Railway network.

But while the British-built Class 701 Aventra train runs through its paces on an outdoor test track, the most important work is happening inside a digital laboratory known as Train Zero.

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