The French national operator to discover the benefits of Nevomo’s MagRail technology.
The FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nevomo to evaluate the benefits of Nevomo’s MagRail technology within the French network to increase the efficiency and capacity of passenger services and freight.
“We note the high technicality of Nevomo and consider that the proposed technologies are likely to improve the railway,” said SNCF’s director of innovation, Mr Luc Laroche. “Therefore we are pleased to sign this MoU, which will consist of three parts: the improvement of the performance of the current freight trains for higher loading limits and increased capacity of our freight lines; increasing the capacity of congested urban passenger lines; and evaluating MagRail as an alternative propulsion system for rural lines with light vehicles.
“On the research side, this MoU is part of the collaborative actions we are taking in new ecosystems to feed our scientific vision and allow us to identify new technologies to explore the railway of the future.” says SNCF’s director of research, Mr David De Almeida.
Nevomo plans to introduce MagRail technology to existing rail infrastructure, allowing for cost-effective upgrades, which it says will provide incremental improvements to existing networks.
“Being able to announce the cooperation to the public in Paris at the ‘Hello Tomorrow Global Summit’ with our partner SNCF is undoubtedly the best confirmation of the credibility of our technology that we can get from the market and a confirmation of the great that need for this type. of mobility solution, “said Nevomo CEO and co-founder, Mr Przemek Ben Paczek.
The first 1:5 demonstration version of MagRail Nevomo was presented in 2019. Successful mid-size tests were carried out in December 2020. Last year, Nevomo completed the construction of a full-scale track to test Nowa Sarzyna in Poland, which is the longest in Europe track for testing passive magnetic levitation.
Nevomo signed a one-year MoU with the Italian infrastructure manager Italian Rail Network (RFI) in June 2021 to prove the technical and economic feasibility of superimposing MagRail technology on selected conventional lines train
