Rail Engineer - Issue 157 - November 2017

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Engineer

by rail engineers for rail engineers

NOVEMBER 2017 - ISSUE 157

Bi-Mode Trains:

UNLOCKING OPPORTUNITY? UNL

KEEPING WHEEL AND RAIL TOGETHER The second in a three-part series of articles on how to keep trains on the track, and what can be learned when it all goes wrong.

ROLLING STOCK/ DEPOTS

BUILDING SCOTRAIL'S 385s

BIODIVERSITY AT BERMONDSEY

The first Class 385 train to be built at Hitachi's Newton Aycliffe factory has been completed, with more well underway.

The latest major piece of infrastructure work for Thameslink has led to a 113% increase in biodiversity.

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SUSTAINABILITY/ ENVIRONMENT


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