A study of the variation with respect to load of the energy consumed by APT, HST and other conventional trains (IM-ES-033)

This study compares the variation with respect to load of the energy consumed by APT, HST and trains hauled by Class 86, Class 55 and Class 45 locomotives. These figures have been arrived at using a computer program LJD1 which calculates minimum journey times and energies consumed. The following train...