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Seminars

This section presents past papers from Locomotive & Carriage Institution Seminars.

Evolution of Modern Traction, 5th November 2005

The History of the Bury to Holcombe Brook  3,500 Volts DC Electrification Scheme, Tony Sprought

Alternative Fuels for Transport - the reason for their need, Robin Whittaker
  Train Tram Part 1 - Historical Context: The Train Tram Concept and the future of Public & Private Transport with particular relevance to the Tramways Alpes Maritime  John Thurston
  Train Tram Part 2 - The Future: The Train Tram Concept and the future of Public & Private Transport with particular relevance to the Tramways Alpes Maritime  John Thurston

 

Standardisation of Electric Railway Power Supply Throughout the European Union. Outlines the history of the different railway electrification schemes around Europe and discusses issues for the eventual standardisation of one system  Hongjian Luo
  The Development of Signalling on the London Underground  Piers Connor
  The BladeRunner Concept  Which it's promoters claim could deliver five times the capacity of a road lane or railway line and a halving of the emissions by 2020.