Leaves on the line, a gripping reality part 2
Technical lecture
07 January 2026 17:15 - 19:00
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Description
Back in May 2022, Louis Schmandt (Chiltern Railways) delivered a presentation entitled "Leaves on the Line - A Gripping Reality" (Part One), where he gave us a comprehensive insight into both the historic and current cutting-edge workstreams within the adhesion research sphere. Louis returns this January, along with his colleagues, Rob Cummings (Northern) and Professor Roger Lewis (University of Sheffield), with Part Two!
Northern Trains is the largest UK operator by number of stations and route miles. Many of these routes and stations are in areas that become challenging in Autumn with vegetation coverage and gradients being a particular issue. As a consequence, low adhesion, particularly in autumn conditions, is a significant challenge. Rob will take us on a journey, explaining how Northern tackled this issue with innovations such as Double Variable Rate Sanders and Water-Trak, as well as supporting the development of Cryogenic Cleaning with the University of Sheffield. Roger will tell the story of how these cutting-edge innovations have moved from the lab to the field, covering the fundamental aspects of low adhesion mechanisms and helping us better understand both current and future, planned mitigations. Like Part One, this promises to be gripping stuff!
The presentation will be at the Styles/Garner hotel in Duke Street, Reading and also is also available online using the link below
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Meeting ID: 351 333 291 422 43
Passcode: bK6TJ7hf
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+44 20 3321 5213,,847920677# United Kingdom, City of London
Speaker(s)
Rob Cummings (Northern) and Professor Roger Lewis (University of Sheffield)
Address
Garner Hotel
4- 8 Duke Street
Reading
RG1 4RY
United Kingdom