The London Underground is committed to a modern design with automation and digital signage systems

Digital Signage Screens, WiFi connectivity, automation and LED lighting systems are the main axes of the technological and design renovation in its carriages that the London Underground will gradually carry out to adapt to the new demands of users.

The London Underground, the oldest underground network in the world (celebrated his 150 anniversary last year) and popularly known as 'The Tube', has begun an ambitious modernization project both in the design of its carriages and stations and in the deployment of cutting-edge technological systems.

This project, recently presented via video by the mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has been designed by Transport for London (TFL) and the study Priestmangoode and will be implemented on the main subway lines of the British capital until 2010, with the aim of improving the wagons, stations and supervision of 400 Km. that make up the metropolitan network.

Specifically, the new wagons (250 in total) will be automated (without driver), They will be larger and will have digital advertising screens and route information, upcoming stations and relevant data in real time about any warning or incident, whose contents will be updated automatically. Besides, They will have air conditioning installed under the seats and WiFi connection.

Access to the carriages will also be renewed, with larger and automated doors, and there will be no separation between them, “which will mean a capacity of between 25 y 60% mayor, depending on the line, those responsible point out. Another innovative element will be the LED lighting inside the carriages., which will serve to indicate to passengers when the doors are opened or closed.

Road safety and supervision, some with 150 years old, It will also be renewed with Tunellings technology, developed by Spanish engineering Euroconsult, that can review the status of the sections (40 km/hour) with a precision of millimeters thanks to a mobile vehicle equipped with six laser cameras that make up a three-dimensional map of the road to detect breaks, humidity, etc.

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