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Electrification, battery trains, third rail – Finding solutions for South Western Railway’s network
Electrification and battery technology are never far from discussions about decarbonisation of the railway. There are a number of solutions, including discontinuous electrification and battery-hybrid technology.
We visited Salisbury Traincare Depot, home to South Western Railway’s Class 159 fleet. Richard speaks to Neil Drury, Engineering & Infrastructure Director for SWR about how the operator is thinking about the electrification challenge on its network.
In this episode:
(00:00) Intro
(01:21) How is the work on the Isle of Wight’s Island Line going?
(02:35) Weather challenges at Honiton Tunnel and elsewhere
(04:10) Vegetation encroachment onto the railway
(05:34) Future for the West of England Line
(08:21) More third rail?
(11:38) Is the plan for West of England similar to GWR’s Greenford Branch plans?
(13:30) Is it feasible to retrofit current rolling stock?
(17:07) How about retrofitting Electric Multiple Units instead of buying new trains?
(18:38) SWR could be one of the first operations to be nationalised next year…
(20:28) What customers feel and will see
(22:12) Introduction of Arterio trains
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Presenters - Nigel Harris (@railnigel on X) & Richard Bowker CBE (@SRichardBowker). General Manager: Stef Foster (@stefatrail)
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By Green Signals ProductionsElectrification and battery technology are never far from discussions about decarbonisation of the railway. There are a number of solutions, including discontinuous electrification and battery-hybrid technology.
We visited Salisbury Traincare Depot, home to South Western Railway’s Class 159 fleet. Richard speaks to Neil Drury, Engineering & Infrastructure Director for SWR about how the operator is thinking about the electrification challenge on its network.
In this episode:
(00:00) Intro
(01:21) How is the work on the Isle of Wight’s Island Line going?
(02:35) Weather challenges at Honiton Tunnel and elsewhere
(04:10) Vegetation encroachment onto the railway
(05:34) Future for the West of England Line
(08:21) More third rail?
(11:38) Is the plan for West of England similar to GWR’s Greenford Branch plans?
(13:30) Is it feasible to retrofit current rolling stock?
(17:07) How about retrofitting Electric Multiple Units instead of buying new trains?
(18:38) SWR could be one of the first operations to be nationalised next year…
(20:28) What customers feel and will see
(22:12) Introduction of Arterio trains
Membership: If you want to see even more from Green Signals, including exclusive content, become a member and support the channel further too.
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@GreenSignals/join
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/GreenSignals
Green Signals:
Website - http://www.greensignals.org
Newsletter - http://www.greensignals.org/#mailing-list
Follow:
X (Twitter) - https://twitter.com/greensignallers
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/green-signals-productions-ltd
Instagram - https://instagram.com/greensignallers
Credits:
Presenters - Nigel Harris (@railnigel on X) & Richard Bowker CBE (@SRichardBowker). General Manager: Stef Foster (@stefatrail)
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