York student invents protective screen to stop rats damaging railway cables
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York student invents protective screen to stop rats damaging railway cables

1 hour ago · Originally published 1 Nov 2026 9/10 Original headline: York teenager invents device to stop rats damaging railway
Seventeen-year-old engineering student Jackson Hall has designed a polycarbonate screen to prevent rodents from chewing through vital signal box cables. Network Rail is now installing the device across its network to help avoid the costly power failures and train delays caused by such damage.
Source: r/GoodNewsUK North Yorkshire
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