North Pole Depot
Wireless sensors are being attached to live monitor the entire wheelsets and bogies, allowing real-time data of gearboxes, traction motors, bearings and wheels. This will deliver significant benefits to passengers and train operators, including boosted train availability, improved safety, and reduced maintenance costs. At present, bogie overhaul accounts for about a third of maintenance costs, with trains requiring an average of seven days to carry out manual inspection or component replacement in a depot.
Location: North Pole Depot
Original line: Great Western Railway
Photographer: Hitachi Rail Europe
Contact photographer: Hitachi Rail Europe
Date: 06/2022
Image number: 81417
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