ATCs will have outages or drops all the time. you don't want a train to suddenly lurch down to 40 kph because of a blip. cellular coverage in Europe is pretty good but not perfect -- and it's an even bigger problem in N America.
likewise you're not going to be using Automatic Train Control in yards, sidings, or terminals, and you may need to get up to speed sometimes to move across a big yard.
manual mode lets the conductors and traffic controllers make those calls.
and it's "not something they need to remember" -- it's 40 kph or whatever the track is authorized for under ATC.
likewise you're not going to be using Automatic Train Control in yards, sidings, or terminals, and you may need to get up to speed sometimes to move across a big yard.
manual mode lets the conductors and traffic controllers make those calls.
and it's "not something they need to remember" -- it's 40 kph or whatever the track is authorized for under ATC.