Carbon in Rail Signalling : How to save thousands of tonnes of Carbon

2023 Nov 15
Online MS-Team & TfL Palestra building (Southwark tube station)
Talk synopsis

What is the Carbon Footprint of London Underground’s Signalling Systems? Could TfL reduce its Carbon Footprint by adopting particular types of signalling systems over others? How does the Jubilee & Northern Lines (TBTC) signalling carbon footprint compare to the new Four Lines Modernisation (4LM) signalling system (CBTC) deployed on the District, Circle, H&C, Metropolitan Lines?

Join Aditya Gurtu (Senior Engineer, TfL) who will tell us more about this industry-ground breaking work modelling & comparing the carbon footprints of TfL’s signalling systems, how it was done, and how TfL can potentially save thousands of tonnes of Carbon!

Speakers
Aditya Gurtu
Speaker biography

Aditya Gurtu is a Senior Engineer within TfL’s Environment & Sustainability Engineering team. Aditya completed his Engineering Masters degrees from Bristol and Cambridge Universities. He is a Chartered member of the Institution of Engineering & Technology and Royal Academy of Engineering Leadership Award holder.

Aditya spent the last decade working on Transport for London railway projects across the lifecycle. This includes multi-disciplinary depot upgrade delivery, and as a Signalling Project Engineer managing the design, delivery and integration of the new Thales CBTC Signalling System across of key central London areas of the District, Circle, Metropolitan, H&C tube lines (Four Lines Modernisation). He was the Carbon Lead for this railway programme.