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General information
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General criteria
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Status of development: in use |
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Time horizon for broad application: in < 2 years |
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Expected technological development: dynamic |
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Benefits (other than environmental): medium |
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Barriers: medium |
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Applicability for railway segments: high |
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Type of traction: electric - DC, electric - AC, diesel
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Type of transportation: passenger - main lines, passenger - high speed, passenger - regional lines, passenger - suburban lines, freight
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Grade of diffusion into railway markets:
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Diffusion into relevant segment of fleet: not applicable |
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Share of newly purchased stock: not applicable |
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Market potential (railways): not applicable |
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Environmental criteria
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Impacts on energy efficiency:
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Energy efficiency potential for single vehicle: not applicable |
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Energy efficiency potential throughout fleet: 1 - 2% |
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It is estimated that system-wide energy consumption may be reduced by at least 2% without any appreciable reductions in service quality. |
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Other environmental impacts: neutral |
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(no details available) |
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Economic criteria
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Application outside railway sector (this technology is railway specific)
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Overall rating
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Overall potential: promising |
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Time horizon: short-term |
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An energetic optimisation of timetables is often feasible without increasing running time and can in some cases even improve service quality. Achievable energy efficiency gains are promising. The main barrier can be seen in the low priority of energetic optimisation in timetable design. A very good cost-benefit ratio of most measures clearly justifies a thorough assessment of hidden potential. |