Dr Marcelo Blumenfeld, Assistant Professor in Future Transport Systems talks about railways in the future of sustainable transport. On Monday, Prof Stuart Hillmansen highlighted the crucial role of railway systems in decarbonising transport and supporting the country towards its Net Zero strategy. The transport sector is responsible for around 25% of all global greenhouse gas … Continue reading “Railways in the future of sustainable transport”
Unlocking future freight transport capability through vehicle aerodynamics
Dr David Soper Lecturer in Railway Aerodynamics at the University of Birmingham’s Railway Research and Education Centre talks about the safety, air quality, aerodynamics, fuel consumption and decarbonisation of rail freight. Our work in the field of vehicle aerodynamics extends far beyond the traditional view of automotive aerodynamics and matters of car performance. We consider … Continue reading “Unlocking future freight transport capability through vehicle aerodynamics”
The attraction of traction to decarbonise railways
Stuart Hillmansen, Professor in Railway Traction Systems at the University of Birmingham’s Railway Research and Education Centre provides his take on the importance of net-zero and how best to decarbonise the railways for #DecarbonisingTransportWeek In order to reach net zero, it is essential that Transport is decarbonised urgently. This week marks the Decarbonisation Transport Week, … Continue reading “The attraction of traction to decarbonise railways”
Connecting with the Connected Leaders
Dr Jenny Illingsworth, Centre Manager of BCRRE provides a summary of the connected leaders programme delivered on Thursday 9th February 2023 and information on how your business could benefit from this very programme or something tailored speacifically for your needs. The Connected Leaders programme is all about the network crucial to a forward-looking, collaborative rail … Continue reading “Connecting with the Connected Leaders”
BCRRE debuts at Rail Solutions Asia with successful links
Marcelo Blumenfeld, Assistant Professor in Future Transport Systems at the University of Birmingham’s School of Engineering provides an overview of his trip to Malaysia and the successes that came from it. A few weeks ago (from the 22nd – 24th June) the Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education (BCRRE) debuted in its participation at … Continue reading “BCRRE debuts at Rail Solutions Asia with successful links”
BCRRE hands over Rail Alliance baton to Rail Business Daily Community
Alex Burrows, Director of Enterprise and Innovation, outlines the move of Rail Alliance into the Rail Business Daily community. Yesterday (Tuesday 14 December), we made the announcement to the Rail Alliance Community’s membership at the Rail Alliance Christmas event and AGM, and then to the wider industry and stakeholders, that the University of Birmingham is … Continue reading “BCRRE hands over Rail Alliance baton to Rail Business Daily Community”
Passenger Train Research for the RoofRider
Dr Hassan Hemida, Reader in Computational Mechanics at BCRRE talks in detail about his latest research on the aerodynamic impact of the RoofRider on a passenger train. Details on this impressive project below! The world’s premier location for the study of aerodynamic drag on trains is probably the Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education … Continue reading “Passenger Train Research for the RoofRider”
DyanPan demonstrator: A novel solution for automated pantograph health inspection and testing
Dr Moussa Hamadache, Research Fellow in Mechatronic Systems for Railways at BCRRE talks about the success of a recent Railway Pantographs project. Railway pantographs, which are nowadays (with overhead wires) the dominant form of current collection for modern electric trains, have to be inspected on a period basis to make sure that they are … Continue reading “DyanPan demonstrator: A novel solution for automated pantograph health inspection and testing”
High Speed Rail Education Interchange 2020 – delivering a digital conference
Culminating a year that has required significant adaptation to new ways of working, BCRRE hosted our first ever online conference ‘High Speed Rail: Education Interchange’ from the 14-16th December 2020. Dr Heather Steele and Dr Holly Foss report on the conference. The three-day HSREI event brought together experts in academia and industry to share knowledge, … Continue reading “High Speed Rail Education Interchange 2020 – delivering a digital conference”
Challenges and opportunities, teaching online during a global pandemic
Zena Green, Teaching Fellow in International Programmes, and Dr Holly Foss, BCRRE Director of Education, comment on their experiences in dealing with teaching under Covid-19 constraints. This blog is extracted from an article which is published in this month’s International Rail Journal. The global Covid-19 pandemic has had an enormous impact our lives and has … Continue reading “Challenges and opportunities, teaching online during a global pandemic”