Seven students over two school years design train that will be powered by a lithium battery instead of by gas, much like an electric car’s.
Simon Fraser University School of Sustainable Energy Engineering student Jiangwei Guo checks out some of the equipment being devised for a new way to power the Stanley Park miniature train.SFU said the Christmas event, called Bright Lights, ran over 30 days in 2021, and there were 24 service calls.
“The electric retrofit project being completed by SFU is not related to the work to have TSBC recertify the trains for operation,” Danielle Perras of the park board said in an email. “It is an initiative intended to align the train with more sustainable practices and the City of Vancouver’s climate-change goals.”Article content
He said the new motors will cut operating costs because they can be charged overnight for all-day use the next day and there will be a “fairly significant drop in maintenance costs.” She said it’s not known how much retrofitting the engines will cost and it’s contingent on the final design and components.
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