United Kingdom-York: Class 158 Single Variable Rate Sanding (SVRS) Modification
Details
| Contract Title: | United Kingdom-York: Class 158 Single Variable Rate Sanding (SVRS) Modification |
| Published Date: | May 22, 2025 |
| Notice Type: | Notice (PriorInformationNotice) |
| Value Banding: | High Value |
| Delivery Point: | United Kingdom |
Description:
Following the publication of the RAIB report into the Salisbury Tunnel Junction collision of October 2021 and a further collision in October 2024, where two Cl. 158 TfW units collided on the Cambrian line, Northern has begun to assess the case for installation of variable rate sanding (VRS) on the class 158 fleet. VRS systems apply sand to the railhead at a rate proportional to train speed maintaining the optimum 7.5g of sand per metre of rail, improving the wheel/rail interface adhesion far mo...