Tyne and Wear Metro is latest green for go with Zonegreen safety tech

Track level picture of Zonegreen equipment installed on the track at a depot, with an Intercity Express Train approaching slowly
Integrated systems with mechanical technology like this derailer is part of the package of safety measures installed by Zonegreen Zonegreen

Sheffield-based rail safety pioneers Zonegreen have put their Depot Personnel Protection System (DPPS) on alert at the brand new Gosforth Metro depot in Newcastle. The 70 million pound (82 million euro) Gosforth depot serves the Tyne and Wear Metro system around Newcastle and Sunderland. The Instalation is part of a racial revamp of the system. Zonegreen has weighed in with the latest iteration of its DPPS hardware to safeguard the lives of rail workers.

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Tyne and Wear Metro is latest green for go with Zonegreen safety tech

Track level picture of Zonegreen equipment installed on the track at a depot, with an Intercity Express Train approaching slowly
Integrated systems with mechanical technology like this derailer is part of the package of safety measures installed by Zonegreen Zonegreen

Sheffield-based rail safety pioneers Zonegreen have put their Depot Personnel Protection System (DPPS) on alert at the brand new Gosforth Metro depot in Newcastle. The 70 million pound (82 million euro) Gosforth depot serves the Tyne and Wear Metro system around Newcastle and Sunderland. The Instalation is part of a racial revamp of the system. Zonegreen has weighed in with the latest iteration of its DPPS hardware to safeguard the lives of rail workers.

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Simon Walton is UK correspondent for RailTech.com and Railfreight.com

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