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DESCRIPTION:Near You Event - Modern Traction Systems Development for Railwa
 ys\n\nEvent Type: Technical lecture\n\nIndustry Sector: Railway\n\nSpeak D
 etails: Stuart Hillmansen\, Professor of Railway Traction Systems\, Univer
 sity of Birmingham\nHe leads on railway electrification\, traction\, and e
 nergy systems\, focusing on whole-system approaches to decarbonisation. He
  works in the Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education.\n\nDes
 cription : &nbsp\;\nThis lecture will explore the latest advances in railw
 ay traction technologies and their role in enabling a sustainable\, effici
 ent\, and high-performance railway system. Professor Stuart Hillmansen wil
 l examine the evolution of traction systems beyond conventional electrific
 ation\, focusing on emerging solutions that address decarbonisation\, oper
 ational flexibility\, and whole-system energy efficiency.\nKey themes will
  include:\n- The deployment of battery-electric multiple units and hybrid 
 solutions.\n- Advances in energy storage systems and their integration wit
 h rail operations.\n- Progress in hydrogen fuel cell technologies and asso
 ciated infrastructure challenges.\n- The role of hydrogen and alternative 
 fuels.\n- Developments in advanced AC electrification and power electronic
 s.\n- Systems-level perspectives\nThe talk will highlight real-world demon
 strations\, international best practice\, and ongoing research that is sha
 ping the future of modern traction systems.\n&nbsp\;\nPlease book at&nbsp\
 ;www.ticketsource.co.uk/imeche-rd-ne-centre\n\nContact Details: Sam Marcha
 nt CEng\, FIMechE
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LOCATION:Bar Convent Living Heritage Centre\, 17 Blossom St\, York\, YO24 1
 AQ\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Modern Traction Systems Development for Railways
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