- Checks have been carried out on the carriage in a wind tunnel in Vienna
- It's designed to manage in temperatures from minus-25C to 40C
- The Crossrail service is about to open in 2019, and can hyperlink Studying to Shenfield and Abbey Wooden
- The carriage is now in London present process night time testing
The Crossrail carriage has been examined in a climatic wind tunnel in Vienna, Austria
The inevitable chaos when a blanket of snow falls over the tracks is a seasonal irritant for commuters - however perhaps not for for much longer.
Checks have been carried out on a carriage to see the way it will cope in temperatures as little as -25C, or as much as 40C.
The work on the Crossrail practice was carried out in a climatic wind tunnel in Vienna, Austria, and the carriage is now going by way of night time testing earlier than going into service subsequent 12 months.
It was constructed by Derby-based producer Bombardier Transportation.
The carriage can be used on the Elizabeth Line - a 60 mile Crossrail route stretching from Studying within the west to Shenfield and Abbey Wooden within the east.
Howard Smith, operations director for the road, mentioned: 'Though we have not had snow in London but this 12 months, we have put the practice by way of a white Christmas.
The practice has been examined to see the way it withstands temperatures as little as minus 25C
The carriage can be used within the £14.eight billion Crossrail scheme, set to open in 2019
'It is essential that we verify that the brand new trains can function in something that the altering British climate can throw at them and it will not be lengthy earlier than our prospects will be capable of get on board a practice, with the primary of them going into service in Might 2017.'
Dean Taplin, a senior automobile engineer at Bombardier, mentioned: 'Subjecting the brand new trains to a variety of weather conditions, together with thick snow and ice, is one other essential step in direction of ensuring that the trains carry out as supposed regardless of the climate.'
The £14.eight billion Crossrail scheme is about to totally open in 2019.
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