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| Interior components such as seats, wall panelling and windows offer considerable potential for weight reduction. Possible measures include both the procurement of new stock and the refurbishment of old cars.
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Technology field: Mass reduction
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General information
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General criteria
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Application outside railway sector (this technology is railway specific)
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Overall potential: promising |
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Time horizon: short-term |
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Lightweight efforts for interior equipment of railway cars are a promising measure to be realized in short or mid term. Their effect on energy efficiency is medium. Barriers are low especially if lightweight equipment is part of the design of new stock. Corresponding refurbishment projects are most successful if the replacement of interior equipment is part of a bundle of energy efficiency measures ensuring good cost-benefit ratio. |
 date created: 2002-10-09 |
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| © UIC - International Union of Railways 2003 |
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