Elon Musk’s Starlink Lined Up To Solve Train Wi-Fi Rage
The title of this post, is the same as that, as this article on the Telegraph.
This is the sub-heading.
Using the billionaire’s network of satellites could help rail passengers make reliable phone calls
These two paragraphs give more details.
Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites are being looked at as a potential solution to solving the issue of patchy Wi-Fi on Britain’s trains.
Train operators in England and Wales are examining whether the satellite-based internet provider could be used to boost connectivity after a six-month trial of the technology began in Scotland last month.
I don’t see any obvious technical reason, why not the technology wouldn’t work.
This Wikipedia entry describes the 2024 Talerddig Train Collision, when two trains collided on the Cambrian Line.
Better communications might have helped in avoiding or sorting out the incident.
The Anonymous Widower 
Maybe not in Scotland, where many lines are remote (e.g. Rannoch Moor) and there are few tunnels.
But in England and especially near London – it won’t work – e.g. nine tunnels on the ECML in the first 25 miles, before your even get as far as Stevenage!
Comment by Mark Clayton | June 1, 2025 |
The article says this about the Kings Cross Tunnels.
LNER, which runs trains on the East Coast Main Line, said last month that in a first for the railway, a complex of tunnels outside King’s Cross station had been fitted with a custom-built antenna system, boosting Wi-Fi links for passengers using the O2 and Three networks.
We’re getting there.
Comment by AnonW | June 1, 2025 |