The Cooling the Tube programme was established in 2005 to mitigate the problem of increasing temperatures across the London Underground network, and to ensure the continued safe operation of trains. With plans for line upgrades and increased services through the introduction of new, faster trains that will use more energy and create more heat, there is a need to find effective methods of controlling temperatures. Over a decade on, this session covered what London Underground has achieved and what future plans are in development, including the opportunity for waste heat to be utilised by external stakeholders.
About the speaker:
Sharon has worked for 23 years within several major organisations in rail, manufacturing and building services sectors. For the last 13 years she has been working within the London Underground environment, and she is the London Underground Head of Station Systems Engineering, accountable for fire, premises, electrical and mechanical engineering across London Underground. She has also acted as the Crossrail Tunnel Ventilation Asset Engineer during an 18 month secondment to the Rail for London Crossrail Engineering team. As the Head of Station Systems Engineering, she is required to control risks to the business in relation to the safety, reliability and integrity of operational assets, and is responsible for the identification and promotion of best engineering techniques, technologies and systems to further business aims. Part of her team’s responsibilities includes the strategic planning, management and safeguarding of existing and new cooling and public area ventilation schemes and capabilities.
Further reading:
https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2017/06/10/cooling-the-tube-engineering-heat-out-of-the-underground/
http://www.railmagazine.com/infrastructure/stations/cooling-the-tube