CardiffRailChallenge

Welcome to the official Cardiff University Railway Challenge twitter feed. Stay up to date with all our progress and get in touch to find out more about us.

[CardiffRailChallenge @CURailChallenge]

Seeing as it's that time of week, here's a quick throwback trains-day to the project presentations, and our proof that Trevor trundles nicely along the tracks! #Tbt #trevorthetrain #coolerthanFS

[CardiffRailChallenge @CURailChallenge]

Had a fantastic time presenting Trevor (our first bogie) on Friday at the project presentations viva. Great to see so much interest in the project and to recruit potential team members for future years!

[Cardiff Greenpower @CUGreenDragon]

Jessica 'The Grafter' Rafter uses some dubiously sourced crimp clips in the NI lab. A true daredevil, the only safety precaution taken when working with extreme voltages are the 'lucky dungarees'

[Cardiff Greenpower @CUGreenDragon]

Eyes glossy with crazed ambition, resident drill man @HattonJon professes to his teammates that he won't stop drilling until he reaches oil. It'll be a sleepless night for the Saudi oil Barron's as they watch their kingdom crumble #greenpower

[Cardiff Greenpower @CUGreenDragon]

A man of many talents, not only can @HattonJon drill for wales, he can eat a whole @GreggsOfficial custard slice in one go, without chewing!

[Cardiff Greenpower @CUGreenDragon]

Master wheel-builder Jake Wilkinson-Filmer checking that the Green Dragon custom wheels run true #precision #greenpower #thirdattempt

[Cardiff Greenpower @CUGreenDragon]

Big thanks to @RenishawGP for hosting our visit in late Nov and showing us around their #greenpower cars. Incredibly insightful and inspiring!

[Cardiff Greenpower @CUGreenDragon]

Christmas has come early! Delivery from TRB Lightweight Structures has arrived - can't wait to get building our car! #greenpower

[Cardiff Greenpower @CUGreenDragon]

Finalising the technical drawings ready to manufacture our #greenpower heatsink

[Cardiff Greenpower @CUGreenDragon]

An exciting day here at #cugreendragon HQ, lacing up the first set of our shiny new wheels! #greenpower

[Cardiff Greenpower @CUGreenDragon]

It's all coming together! Space frame almost complete and our lightweight aluminium honeycomb floor is back from the routers. Looking forward to completing assembly over Easter break and moving into the test phase. #greenpower #cugreendragon

[Cardiff Greenpower @CUGreenDragon]

All in a mornings work for the boys. Quality inspector Sam King checks all tolerances are tight, with his companions offering unwavering support to their teammate

[Cardiff Greenpower @CUGreenDragon]

Chris Ryan proving his irreplaceable worth to the team with a technical sketch even Da Vinci would be proud of. A synergy of pragmatism and creativity unseen amongst the ranks of rival teams #greenpower #cardiffuni

[Cardiff Greenpower @CUGreenDragon]

Chris Ryan was even kind enough to bring his younger brother @JoeOCS94 to boost morale and offer a valuable insight from the untrained eye

[CardiffRailChallenge @CURailChallenge]

Are you a current 3rd year engineering student at Cardiff, who's wondering what projects to get involved in for your fourth and final year?
Have a look at our promotional video, which gives background to the challenge, and explains a bit more about us.

https://t.co/HqJmN2IdvN

[WarwickRailChallenge @Warwick_Rail]

Last few turns of the day!

[WarwickRailChallenge @Warwick_Rail]

After some technical difficulties with our motor controllors (as experiments don't always go to plan!), the rig is back up and running, this time donning a PEEK gear!

[WarwickRailChallenge @Warwick_Rail]

Thanks to the amazing staff in the IMC in WMG, we have managed to complete the test rig gear and set up the thermal camera ready for testing tomorrow!

[WarwickRailChallenge @Warwick_Rail]

The wheelsets were reassembled today with the @ebcbrakes disc brakes and new traction gears!

[CardiffRailChallenge @CURailChallenge]

It's been a fantastic week for the team, with the chassis for our first bogie assembled, the motors attached and electronics running in just a couple of days!
Also don't forget to submit your entries for the naming competition, it closes on 1st April so only 2 weeks left...