Passengers have been given a ride on the UK's first automated mainline trains.<br />A new digital signalling system allows automated trains to run between St Pancras and Blackfriars in central London.<br />Automated services will able to run every two minutes giving space for an additional 60,000 passengers during peak hours, Govia Thameslink Railway said.<br />Trains will still have drivers to carry out safety checks and close doors.
