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Market Engagement Questionnaire for T1418 How can batteries make the DC network safer and more cost effective?
Key facts
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- UKI31
- Estimated value
- £180,000
- Published
- Source
- UK Find a Tender
Description
DC electrification is a system used to provide electric traction power to trains via an exposed conductor rail, commonly described as the ‘3rd rail’. The 3rd rail system is predominantly used in the south of England but is also used by the Merseyside commuter rail network in the North-West. Because of its accessible position on the ground next to the running rails, 3rd rail systems pose an electrical safety risk to the public and railway staff. To address these concerns in a cost-effective way, small retrofittable batteries could be used to allow trains to run between modest gaps in 3rd rail…
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