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Listen to this article The cost of electrification significantly constrains the expansion of the UK’s electrified railway network. Rail Engineer has reported on various worthwhile initiatives to reduce the cost of electrification as, for example, in our ‘Making electrification affordable’ feature in Issue 106 (May/June 2022). In this issue we are pleased to report on…
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Listen to this article Several recent articles in the railway press have reported on the closure of three mechanical signalboxes in Cornwall as part of an upgrade scheme. Much has been made of the traditional GW lower quadrant signals being replaced with just a touch of sentimentality associated with that. Yet none of these reports…
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The loan was signed by H.E. Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain, on behalf of the government of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Mr. Waleed Sh. Albahar, acting director general of the Fund, signed the agreement on behalf of the KFAED. Attending the agreement signing was Kuwait’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain…
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Listen to this article HS2 is the biggest construction project in the UK. David Shirres’ article in Issue 207 (March/April 2024) discussed many of its key features including 32 miles of tunnels (five bored and five ‘cut and cover’), together with 50 major viaducts including 11 viaducts just for the delta junction to the north…
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Listen to this article Rob Fisher It is a late December morning. The sky is a leaden-grey, the temperature is in single digits, it is starting to rain and the wind makes it feel a lot colder. A GeoAccess earthwork examiner starts up the GISmapp application and opens up the record of the first of…
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PureCircle will now be able to offer ingredients from bioconversion in the United Kingdom – including Reb D and Reb M – in addition to its broad portfolio of existing stevia sweeteners and natural flavour modifiers, following the UK government publishing a new specification authorising PureCircle by Ingredion’s range of steviol glycosides produced via bioconversion…
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Listen to this article Rail Engineer has been reporting on the activities of the Vehicle/Track System Interface Committee (V/T SIC) and the Adhesion Research Group (ARG) for many years. V/T SIC is a cross-industry body under the umbrella of the RSSB which aims to improve knowledge of, and recommend actions to improve, this vital interface.…
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Advantech is pleased to announce its new lineups powered by the latest Intel® Atom® Processor x7000RE Series. These products offer power-efficient performance and scalability from two to eight cores. This lineup includes single-board computers (SBCs), computer-on-modules (COMs), and motherboards, specifically designed for rugged environments, they excel in reliability across extreme temperatures from -40 to 85°C.…
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A quarter pounder made with the help of AI on a Yorkshire industrial estate has officially been crowned ‘Britain’s greenest burger’. Made with vertically farmed oyster mushrooms, the Hooba burger is developed using one of the most unique and eco-friendly production processes in the food industry. Having recently launched across the UK, the burger has…
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Silicon Mountain, a family-owned leader in electronics manufacturing located in the heart of the Pacific Northwest, is proud to announce the availability of its conformal coating services. This service is designed to provide superior protection for printed circuit boards (PCBs), ensuring their reliability and longevity in various environmental conditions. Conformal coating is a lightweight, protective…
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