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- Start Date
- 2023
- End Date
- 2023
- Objectives
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CapacityCost
- Programme
- FREIGHT
- Type
- Research Project

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Guidance on limits of freight train trailing length as governed by tractive effort (T1302)
New findings enable longer freight trains through a better understanding of locomotive tractive effort and their impact on trailing load limits. This has cost, capacity, and reliability benefits.
Project Reference: T1302
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