Date(s)/Time
October 10, 2019
09:30 - 16:30
Location
Therapia lane depot
Contact Details
Rail Week
hello@railweek.com
Category(ies)
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Description
Railweek: London Tram Depot Day. Thursday 10th October 2019
AM session 09:30hrs to 12:30hrs
PM session 13:30hrs to 16:30hrs
5 actives x 30 minute activities, maximum 10 students in each group (50 students per session).
- Fleet Tour and Talk.
- A discussion with our fleet team, on how to keep the tram moving. With the opportunity to see what’s on top and under a tram.
- Infrastructure TalkP-way (Track)Systems (Signals and controls)
- Civils (Structures)
- OLE (Power)
- A discussion about the different areas in which infrastructure is involved, including a demonstration on the workings of points).
- Control Room Tour and Demonstration
- An opportunity to see how the network is controlled and what we have in place to monitor what’s happening.
- Tram Simulator: A drivers view.
- How we are using new technology to train drivers and test new modifications
- What’s the Job:
- Please note that free travel to the depot via the tram can be arranged.
- A talk about the different ways to enter industry and the range of jobs that keeps public transport moving.