In this digital age, railways are harvesting increasing
volumes of data (‘Big Data’) on the performance of their assets but converting
raw data into...
Major projects, new trains, bewildering technology: these
are the big-ticket items that command everyone’s attention these days. And why
wouldn’t they? Who cares about...
Merseyrail will be introducing new trains to its network
around the Liverpool City Region from next year, replacing the current fleet of
electric multiple...
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers recently held the
latest in a series of roughly biennial seminars highlighting railway
electrification, with the emphasis being mainly...
High-speed testing has now been
completed on the Manchester to Preston route, which was recently electrified,
so that the line speed can be increased...
The London
and North Eastern Railway started to electrify the Shenfield to Liverpool
Street line during the 1930s; civil engineering work had started before...
Delivery of energy to rolling stock through high-voltage overhead lines is the predominant distribution method used on many of the world’s railways. Indeed, this...
Railway electrification provides faster and reliable train journeys compared to those of diesel trains and a strong reduction of pollution in busy stations and...
