Improved braking through controlled water addition

多年来，英国铁路行业一直在努力控制低附着力的影响。这个问题在秋天最为严重，因为轨道一侧的树叶掉落会导致非常滑的状况——即所谓的“树叶在线路上”的问题。每年，英国铁路行业花费超过5000万英镑来解决这个问题。我们发现，即使是在秋季，大雨天也不会出现这个问题。我们的解决方案只是在轨道上创造“雨天”的条件，当检测到滑轨时，从火车上喷洒少量的水到轨道上。我们的想法在一列测试列车上表现得很好。该项目旨在扩展这项工作，以证明客运服务列车的效益。

Improved braking through controlled water addition For many years the UK rail industry has struggled to manage the effects of low adhesion. The problem is most severe in Autumn when track-side leaf fall can contribute to very slippery condition - the so called problem of "leaves on the line". Annually, the UK rail industry spends over £50 million trying to deal with the problem. We discovered that the issue doesn't occur at all on days with heavy rain, even during Autumn. Our solution simply creates "rainy day" conditions on the track by spraying a small amount of water from the train to the track when a slippy rail is detected. Our idea has been shown to work well on a test train. This project aims to extend the work to prove the benefits on a passenger service train.