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A comparison of train and bus energy consumption on comparable idealized journeys (TM-LV-19)

Last updated on 23 April 2013 9:58

To show the effect of basic vehicle parameters on specific energy consumption of passenger transport by train or bus, a comparison of energy consumption is made for idealised journeys of defined start to stop distance at defined average speeds. The effect of the high tare mass of rail vehicles and...

Author(s): Swift P.H.

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1980

United Kingdom

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