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Automatic braking for speeding trams

18 January 2019
 

Transport for London is to install an automatic braking system to vehicles on the Tramlink network centred on Croydon, the first such application in the UK. The system, to be installed by Engineering Support Group Ltd, will bring a tram to a stop if it exceeds the speed limit at designated high-risk locations. The investment follows the Sandilands crash in November 2016 when a tram overturned, killing seven and injuring 62. The speed limit was recently cut from 80kph to 70, and in-cab...

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Warrington Borough Council
Warrington
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Warrington Borough Council
Warrington
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