A range of potential improvements to how railway track is designed, built and maintained has been highlighted by a £3.1 million, five year research programme funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
Practical measures to aid landslip prevention and enhance track stability are among the improvements pinpointed by the recent research – Railway Track for the 21st Century – that will mean rail passengers face fewer speed restrictions, delays and cancellations in future, alongside helping the UK rail industry achieve multi-million-pound savings. Scale…
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