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Passenger Rolling Stock: Lightweight railcar deploys composite components

By Lyndon Newman, Lead Engineer, Technical Support, TRB Lightweight Structures 2022-07-13T10:35:00

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The UK’s Very Light Rail demonstrator vehicle has made extensive use of composite components in the bodyshell, production of which can now be automated to reduce costs.

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