Transport: New train technologies are less visible and spread less quickly than improvements to cars or planes. But there is still plenty of innovation going on, and ideas are steadily making their way out onto the rails
The lack of widespread regenerative breaking in subways is leading to commuters’ lungs being filled with brake dust, in addition to heating up the stations, which is a problem in summer. This is really bad and embarrassing. Rail moves far too slow when it comes to adopting new tech.
The lack of widespread regenerative breaking in subways is leading to commuters’ lungs being filled with brake dust, in addition to heating up the stations, which is a problem in summer. This is really bad and embarrassing. Rail moves far too slow when it comes to adopting new tech.
They’ve managed to install it on a bunch of trains in the Barcelona metro and it’s helped dropped the temperatures by around 1.5c.
I know Tfl has also put it on a couple of trains over the years but yeah we’re still lacking a broader rollout.
Trains are designed to operate for 30 or more years so the turnover is slower than cars, which have an average age of 12 in USA.