Metro control room upgrade is successfully completed

A multi-million-pound upgrade of the Tyne and Wear Metro control room has been successfully completed, providing it with some of the most advanced technology in the railway industry. The £8.8 million project has involved the complete renewal of a system which manages key parts of Metro’s infrastructure, including the high voltage power supply.  The Supervisory […]

London to York in 40 minutes!? SCMAGLEV and railway park partnership

What exactly is SCMAGLEV? How and why can Japanese trains travel so fast? What does this new sister museum agreement mean for our museum? Curator Rob Scargill explores Japan’s rail past, present and future as we celebrate this exciting new international partnership.

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London to York in 40 minutes!? SCMAGLEV and railway park partnership

What exactly is SCMAGLEV? How and why can Japanese trains travel so fast? What does this new sister museum agreement mean for our museum? Curator Rob Scargill explores Japan’s rail past, present and future as we celebrate this exciting new international partnership.

The post London to York in 40 minutes!? SCMAGLEV and railway park partnership appeared first on National Railway Museum blog.

London to York in 40 minutes!? SCMAGLEV and railway park partnership

What exactly is SCMAGLEV? How and why can Japanese trains travel so fast? What does this new sister museum agreement mean for our museum? Curator Rob Scargill explores Japan’s rail past, present and future as we celebrate this exciting new international partnership.

The post London to York in 40 minutes!? SCMAGLEV and railway park partnership appeared first on National Railway Museum blog.