Project aims for self-powered railway track monitoring in real time

EPSRC-funded project aims to develop a self-powered, wide-area track condition monitoring system for the railways
New track at North Wembley junction (Pic: Network Rail)The UK’s rail passengers make 1.7 billion train journeys each year, while 400,000 tonnes of freight are transported over the network every day.
Delays and disruption to the rail network as a result of failures and unplanned maintenance work can have a significant impact on the economy.
Detecting damage to the track in real