BRITISH infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has approved Ricardo Rail's PanMon pantograph monitoring system for a wider rollout across the country's railway network following a successful trial on the West Coast Main Line (WCML).
A flywheel-based energy recovery system could reduce fuel consumption on DMUs by up 10%, according to the findings of a research project carried out by Ricardo, Artemis Intelligent Power, and Bombardier.
RICARDO UK, Artemis Intelligent Power, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Europe, and Bombardier Transportation UK have announced a collaborative research programme to investigate a more effective use of energy recovered from braking on diesel trains.