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Electrification
The past, present and future Richard Ollerenshaw takes a look at the electrification of the UK’s railways.
Safer isolations Negative short-circuiting devices make taking isolations quicker and safer.
Current research on railway electrification systems Pietro Tricoli on the latest academic thinking that is already going into service.
Monitoring overhead lines Martil Loibl and Kevin Dilks describe a German innovation that’s coming to the UK.
Improving safety for trackside innovations George Woollard introduces Scott Parnell’s new ArcoSystem elevated troughing.
News Railtex, high-speed in Africa, London deep tube, Digital Railway.
Prizes offered for rail decarbonisation David Shirres attended RSSB’s conference on intelligent power networks.
Railways and mountains - what’s not to like? Malcolm Dobell visited Italy and Switzerland with the IMechE Technical Tour.
175 years of progress Stewart Thorpe meets the four women who control safety assurance on a major project.
Riding the New Measurement Train Chris Parker takes a trip on Network Rail’s flagship asset inspection train.
Class 769 Flex in action All aboard as the new train commences testing on the Great Central Railway.
Tame the dust Beat Nowrooz suggest possible solutions to the silica ‘ballast’ dust problem.
Shine a light December is the darkest month, just the time for SMC’s new mobile lighting towers.
InnoTrans 2018 - the largest one ever This year 3,062 exhibitors took part. Rail Engineer visited the most interesting.
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A GWR heritage signalling success Clive Kessell visits the ‘other’ GWR to see how signalling is done on a strict budget.
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Ayr station hotel An abandoned hotel causes partial station closure and disrupts sevices.
Collision at London Waterloo Paul Darlington studies the RAIB’s accident report and discovers lessons to learn.
Rail Engineer | Issue 170 | December 2018
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