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Natural gas propulsion for rail vehicles is discussed as a clean alternative to diesel propulsion and several prototypes and test series have been realized.
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Technology field: Innovative traction concepts and energy sources
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General information
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General criteria
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Environmental criteria
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Economic criteria
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Vehicle - fix costs: medium |
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Vehicle - running costs: significant reduction |
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Infrastructure - fix costs: high |
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Infrastructure - running costs: increased |
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Scale effects: low |
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Amortisation: > 5 years |
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Application outside railway sector
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Overall rating
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date created: 2002-10-09 |
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© UIC - International Union of Railways 2003 |
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