The Swiss railway group SBB CFF FFS has announced carrying out, in collaboration with the French Alstom, tests operating devices for the remote operation of a locomotive. The system, developed by Alstom, allows the tractors to be piloted from a remote control, a type of conduction that - specified the Swiss group - which could be used in the works in the future maintenance of tunnels or construction sites, where overnight only a few short trips are required, or in other applications, such as moving trains between the place of shelter and the arrival or departure platform. Before we get to these operational applications - SBB specified - are, however, further steps, such as the development of technical systems and the adaptation of operational processes and regulations at European level, "It being understood - the company clarified - that at the moment The use of self-driving passenger trains is not a priorities for SBB."