news Northern trials new supersonic-cryogenic leaf-busting technology 5 April 2023 | By Elliot Robinson (Editorial Assistant - Global Railway Review) Northern have partnered with experts at the University of Sheffield to trial an innovative new rail head treatment technology.
news RSSB to use artificial intelligence to help predict low adhesion track conditions 2 February 2023 | By Elliot Robinson (Editorial Assistant - Global Railway Review) The UK's Rail Safety and Standards Board are using AI in a research project to predict and identify where and when low adhesion is going to occur on the rail network.
news New on-board system developed to instantly detect ‘leaves on the line’ 7 January 2022 | By Global Railway Review To combat low adhesion hazards such as leaves on rail lines, engineers and researchers have partnered to develop an on-board train system that will instantly detect issues and hazard hot spots.
news Research focuses on cost-efficient electrification of UK rail network 19 November 2020 | By Global Railway Review Demonstrating cost-efficient electrification has been a key component of moving away from the more traditional pattern of boom-and-bust infrastructure building.
