In the aftermath of the tragic derailment on London Tramlink in November 2016, a number of recommendations were made by the RAIB in order to try and prevent any similar accidents happening in the future. One of these was to install equipment on trams \u2013 not just in Croydon \u2013 to warn drivers when they are travelling above the line speed. To this end Manchester Metrolink have recently started a trial with a new system installed.<\/p>\n
The Simove system has been developed by MetroTenerife and according to their website<\/a> it is an \u201cinnovative system for helping in the driving of railway vehicles which avoids accidents caused by excess speed and is a powerful tool for monitoring operation\u201d.<\/p>\n Whilst the full system does allow for an automatic brake application it is understood that this part has not been installed but it will be monitoring speeds and giving warnings to drivers it overspeed is registered. The system has been spotted on 3113<\/strong> so far.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In the aftermath of the tragic derailment on London Tramlink in November 2016, a number of recommendations were made by the RAIB in order to try and prevent any similar accidents happening in the future. One of these was to … Continue reading