Ticketless travel, automated freight transport, maintenance drones and faster driverless trains have been envisioned by an engineering and design consultancy .
A new report by engineering and design consultancy Arup examines the future of rail travel in light of trends such as urban population growth, climate change and emerging technologies.
‘Future of Rail 2050‘ foresees predictive maintenance of rail lines by robot drones, driverless trains travelling at high speed, freight delivered automatically to its destination, and smart technology able to interface with mobile and wearable devices to improve passenger transport and enable ticketless travel.