TWELVE round trips run by Class 717‘Desiro City’EMUs between Finsbury Park and Moorgate were made on November 27 using digital in-cab rather than conventional lineside signalling.
It was the first day that European Train Control System (ETCS) technology was put into use for passenger services on the Northern City Line.
The conventional system will be retained until all drivers know how to use the new technology, but the number of ETCS-signalled services will progressively increase as more of them become trained.