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Cost Efficient Electrification: The railway industry continues to meet the cost challenge of electrification through research
Research by the University of Sheffield, Furrer+Frey and Network Rail is helping to embed cost efficient electrification in the UK’s rail network. After four years, two PhDs have been completed…
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British Steel enhancing rail products in R&D partnership with University of Sheffield
PRESS RELEASE: British Steel is enhancing its range of world-class rail products and services by embarking on a multi-million-pound research and development (R&D) programme with engineers from the University of…
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Work completes on new railway research centre at the university of birmingham
A new purpose-built centre designed to deliver specialist research in digital railway engineering has been opened at the University of Birmingham. The Centre of Excellence for Digital Systems showcases successful…
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Senior leaders from key rail organisations endorse the Rail Technical Strategy to fast-track rail innovation
PRESS RELEASE: 13 October 2020 The Rail industry is committed to prioritising innovation to meet present and future challenges. Britain’s railway must increase the speed that research, and innovation is conducted and put into action to improve performance and reduce costs. This will be vital to attract customers back to the railway in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic. The requirement to invest…
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UK’s first hydrogen train takes to the mainline marking major step towards decarbonising Britain’s railways
The first ever hydrogen powered train has run on the UK mainline as part of a project being delivered in partnership with the University of Birmingham – signalling a major…
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UKRRIN network capabilities set to expand with Centre of Excellence for Passenger Experience
The UK Rail Research and Innovation Network (UKRRIN) is set to expand its core capabilities with a new immersive Centre of Excellence focused on Inclusive Passenger Experience (IPEC). The UKRRIN…
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