How rail transport can help lower emissions in the transport industry
July 22, 2021
Simone Bruckner, managing director of power resistor manufacturer Cressall, explains how rail transport can help lower emissions in the transport industry.
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How to stop a speeding train
January 2, 2020
While the brakes have been put on HS2 for now, OEMs and engineers should consider how trains travelling up to 250 mph will function safely; that includes their braking systems. Steve Hughes, managing director of power quality specialist REO UK, explains how
Avoiding shocks when electrifying rail
November 6, 2019
The political wind has been blowing towards complete rail electrification for decades now without significant progress, so it’s clearly not a straightforward problem to tackle. If it’s to be done, it needs be done right. Steve Hughes, MD of REO UK, explains the
CP Automation helps heritage railway go wireless
October 15, 2019
CP Automation has donated a Magnetek wireless radio control system to Severn Valley Railway, after the heritage railway’s existing control system needed replacing.
Powering the UK’s infrastructure
October 7, 2019
It is vital that train manufacturers today keep trains operating with minimal disruption and downtime. With more passengers relying on train services than ever before, it is crucial that engineers have access to the components they need quickly to undergo repair and
Electrifying the track
October 7, 2019
Faced with growing pressure to reduce carbon emissions, European countries are increasingly making moves to power trains with electricity instead of diesel. In the UK, however, progress has often appeared hampered. Simone Bruckner, managing director at Cressall Resistors, looks at why the
Saft secures CRRC Sifang America contract
July 10, 2019
Saft has begun supplying battery systems to CRRC Sifang America’s new railcar manufacturing facility in Chicago.
Them’s the brakes
May 14, 2019
From diesel to electric locomotives, the railway industry has seen numerous advancements since the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830 marked the dawn of steam-powered rail travel. Simone Bruckner, managing director of Cressall Resistors, discusses how braking resistors have
A modern metro
May 9, 2019
Milan Sima, railway general manager at Saft, explains how the batteries on board new trains for the Chengdu Metro will keep the system running for over 11 million people.
Rospa recognition
August 24, 2018
Four M Group Services businesses have been presented with Occupational Health & Safety Awards by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). Morrison Utility Services (MUS) was named Winner of the Commercial Industry Sector Award. It is the eighth year