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The piece on new Piccadilly Line stock says the much-vaunted air conditioning uses “HVAC units integrated under the train”. Am I over-thinking this, or will brake dust in the filters be a recurring maintenance issue?
@DH: Regenerative braking should reduce the amount of brake dust emitted, but I don’t know by how much. At least it will reduce the amount of heat generated by the brakes by so much, that it becomes possible to run an AC unit in a deep-level tube tunnel.
Furthermore the artist’s impression suggests that there may be air vents on the side of the carriage, but whether they have anything to do with the HVAC system I don’t know. The unit itself obviously has to be underfloor.
The article on Driverless cars is great reading but I sniggered at the author’s declaration that “this crazy idea might take longer than anyone expected” – anyone who isn’t really paying attention and sucks up all the media hype, maybe!
Exeter St David’s yard construction – first time I’ve had to distinguish Ordnance Survey from ordnance survey.