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> I think every deep level tube line, except the Bakerloo, is autonomous, and the trains can’t be driven manually in normal operations because a human driver can’t react fast enough to continuous adjustments that are sent to train.

Piccadilly and Waterloo & City are also manually driven.

AIUI, the SelTrac system on the Northern and Jubilee lines _can_ often be beaten performance-wise, but for reasons of service consistency and predictability this isn't allowed (by policy) on-peak.



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