Transportation Braided spaceframe for lightweight railway carriages

摘要

A recyclable and lightweight carbon fibre-reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) spaceframe for passenger rail carriages has been developed in the UK. Produced as part of the Very Light Rail (VLR) project, the prototype space-frame comprises a series of braided tubes that can be fitted togefhef easily using adhesives and welding. It has been designed by researchers at WMG at the University of Warwick in Coventry in partnership with braiding specialist Far-UK of Nottingham and Stratford upon Avon-based Transport Design International.