Archives for: Britain’s Railways
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How are faults in train tracks fixed?
New technology can be used to find faults on the track β but when it comes to fixing things, it still needs...
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How are faults in train tracks detected?
There has always been a need to take good care of the railways but the ways that maintenance is undertaken...
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How were the Crossrail tunnels built?
In the past many workers were needed to build tunnels β but 21st century technology can make it much...
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What might trains of the future be like?
As more and more people use the railways, more space is needed on the trains. Luckily modern trains have...
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How can we make train stations better?
Bex and Dan think about how stations could be made safer, and more passenger-friendly, in our latest podcast...
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How green is Britain's rail network?
Like every type of industry, the rail network needs to think about being energy efficient and using new, more...
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Building more train lines!
Although the digital railway of the future will help make the best use of the networks we have, itβs likely...
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How fast can trains run?
One way we can get more trains running on the tracks by helping each one to go faster. As well as running...
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Running more trains on the network!
To make the best use of our existing rail networks, we need to get more trains running on the tracks β and...
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All about train platforms!
As they continue their train journey, Bex and Dan have noticed that there are lots of different types of...