UoBham IMechE Railway Challenge Team 2018

Official account for the University of Birmingham IMechE Railway Challenge. Follow us to keep up-to-date on our progress!

[Charles Calvert @CharlesxCalvert]

Driver @Anna24930034 driving the Hydrogen Hero at @SiemensUKNews and @NTARails open day at Kings Heath Depot @UoBLocoTeam18 @bcrre

[UoBham IMechE Railway Challenge Team 2018 @UoBLocoTeam18]

Hydrogen Hero is up and running, come along for a ride! @NTARail @Siemens @bcrre

[UoBham IMechE Railway Challenge Team 2018 @UoBLocoTeam18]

Getting ready for the Rail Open Day at Siemens Kings Heath Depot! @NTARail @Siemens @bcrre

[Charles Calvert @CharlesxCalvert]

Come and see the UK’s first Hydrogen train running at @RVE_Expo this Thursday in Derby... Made in Birmingham by @UoBLocoTeam18

[Charles Calvert @CharlesxCalvert]

The final fit out of Hydrogen Hero, the UK’s first Hydrogen train running on Thursday at @RVE_Expo. Made in Birmingham by @UoBLocoTeam18 at @bcrre.

[BCRRE @bcrre]

PhD student Charles explains the Hydrogen Hero train and his research to @AndyMcDonaldMP and the group. Silent and totally green at the point of running and, scaled up, H2 is good for discontinuous and discrete electrification. #revolutionisingrail @eps_unibham @SchoolofEng_UoB

[Clive Roberts @CliveRobertsUni]

Very proud of the @UoBLocoTeam18 and the #HydrogenHero - they came 3rd @RailwayCImeche and were the highest ranked University team @bcrre @SchoolofEng_UoB @eps_unibham @unibirmingham

[IMechE Railway Challenge @RailwayCIMechE]

The University of Birmingham have just achieved a whopping distance of 36.26m in the #IMechERailwayChallenge regenerative braking challenge, placing them firmly in first place for that particular challenge
#trains #EnergyStorage

[UoBham IMechE Railway Challenge Team 2018 @UoBLocoTeam18]

Have a read on this article about #HydrogenHero https://t.co/5z0zCTPB2J

[Hydrogen Tools @H2Tools]

Chugging along: The UK's first operational #hydrogen train unveiled. https://t.co/DyclhEHKJi | "Hydrogen Hero" completely designed, engineered in United Kingdom. @bcrre @gasworld

[Clive Roberts @CliveRobertsUni]

The @UoBLocoTeam18 @bcrre @SchoolofEng_UoB @eps_unibham @unibirmingham #HydrogenHero (in the background) ready to undertake its challenges at the @RailwayCImeche

[UoBham IMechE Railway Challenge Team 2018 @UoBLocoTeam18]

Past present and the future! #HydrogenHero @bcrre @Staplefordtrain @RailwayCImeche

[UoBham IMechE Railway Challenge Team 2018 @UoBLocoTeam18]

We are ready to go #IMechERailwayChallenge18 @RailwayCImeche @Staplefordtrain @bcrre

[Gareth Dennis @GarethDennis]

I've already met the @UoBLocoTeam18, with "Hydrogen Hero". They are going through what I presume is a cold-start checklist. It's genuinely tense, like Apollo 13 tense 🤣

#IMechERailwayChallenge

[IMechE Railway Challenge @RailwayCIMechE]

Choo Choo, challenge day is here. The running order is:

SNC-Lavalin
FH Aachen & Reuschling
Huddersfield University
Warwick University
Birmingham University
Bombardier and Derby University
Sheffield Univeristy
Ricardo Rail
Transport for London

GOOD LUCK
#IMechERailwayChallenge

[UoBham IMechE Railway Challenge Team 2018 @UoBLocoTeam18]

Today is the big day! Good luck to all the other teams who are competing at the #IMechERailwayChallenge @RailwayCImeche @Staplefordtrain

[UoBham IMechE Railway Challenge Team 2018 @UoBLocoTeam18]

#HydrogenHero test run @bcrre @Staplefordtrain @RailwayCImeche

[UoBham IMechE Railway Challenge Team 2018 @UoBLocoTeam18]

Business case presentation on #HydrogenHero at #IMechERailwayChallenge! @bcrre @RailwayCImeche @Staplefordtrain

[UoBham IMechE Railway Challenge Team 2018 @UoBLocoTeam18]

#IMechERailwayChallenge setup at #StaplefordRailway! @Staplefordtrain @RailwayCImeche @bcrre

[UoBham IMechE Railway Challenge Team 2018 @UoBLocoTeam18]

Behind the scenes of BBC Midlands’ interview with @shillmansen at #RailLive! #HydrogenHero @raillive18 @bcrre

[Gareth Dennis @GarethDennis]

Video evidence of the first revenue earning hydrogen-powered train in the UK... Very smooth indeed! Top work, @UoBLocoTeam18! #RailLive18