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Leaves on the Line – A Gripping Reality (Part Two)
January 7 @ 17:45 - 19:30
Louis Schmandt, Technical Engineer, Chiltern Railways, Rob Cummings, Seasonal Performance Improvement Manager, Northern Rail and Roger Lewis, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield
Thames Valley Section hybrid meeting
Joint meeting with IMechE
An update of the work of the Adhesion Rail Group.
Back in May 2022, Louis Schmandt delivered a presentation entitled “Leaves on the Line – A Gripping Reality” (Part One), where he gave us a comprehensive insight into both the historic and current cutting-edge workstreams within the adhesion research sphere. Louis returns this January, along with his colleagues, Rob Cummings and Professor Roger Lewis, with Part Two!
Northern Trains is the largest UK operator by number of stations and route miles. Many of these routes and stations are in areas that become challenging in Autumn with vegetation coverage and gradients being a particular issue. As a consequence, low adhesion, particularly in autumn conditions, is a significant challenge. Rob will take us on a journey, explaining how Northern tackled this issue with innovations such as Double Variable Rate Sanders and Water-Trak, as well as supporting the development of Cryogenic Cleaning with the University of Sheffield. Roger will tell the story of how these cutting-edge innovations have moved from the lab to the field, covering the fundamental aspects of low adhesion mechanisms and helping us better understand both current and future, planned mitigations. Like Part One, this promises to be gripping stuff!.
Meeting in-person from 17:00 for refreshments courtesy of the PWI for a 17:45 start for all.
You can also join the meeting virtually through Microsoft Teams.
Meeting ID: 351 333 291 422 43
Passcode: bK6TJ7hf
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+44 20 3321 5213,,847920677# United Kingdom, City of London
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