HST leased for research
PORTERBROOK HAS leased a High Speed Train to the University of Birmingham for the testing and development of a range of digital and decarbonisation innovations.
The organisations worked together to develop HydroFlex, the UK’s first full-size hydrogen train, and Porterbrook says the move is part of its continued commitment to the UK Rail Research and Innovation Network (UKRRIN), of which the University of Birmingham is a lead member.
Porterbrook is to become a full UKRRIN industrial partner as well as further developing its partnership with the University of Birmingham. The company says the use of the HST will allow the university to accelerate its existing research into alternative power sources suited for trains with more demanding duty cycles, such as long-distance passenger or freight operations.
Perpetuum CBM for ‘320s’
PERPETUUM’S CONDITIONBASED monitoring system will be fitted to the Eversholt Rail Class 320 fleet operating with ScotRail.
This will be the third ScotRail fleet to be fitted with the technology, after the operator’s Class 170s and Class 334s, meaning over 100 of its trains will be fitted. The 22-strong fleet will carry 528 Wireless Sensor Nodes, plus the Bearin…
