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Technology
evaluated
Overall Potential
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Barriers
Benefits (other than environmental)
Energy efficiency (single vehicles)
Status of development
Technology field
Vehicle - fix costs
Streamlining of train sides and underfloor areas
interesting
Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage (storage technology)
not promising
Swissmetro
interesting
Switch-off of traction group
very promising
Systematic train delays
interesting
Training programs to raise awareness of personnel
very promising
Transversal flux motor
promising
Upgrading of engines
interesting
Ventilation control (in new stock)
very promising
Ventilation control (retrofit)
promising
Virtually coupled trains
promising
Wheel-mounted permanent magnet synchronous motor
promising
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