Sustainability and carbon reduction on electrified railways

IET Seminar Digest

Volumn 2009, Issue 12715, 2009, Pages 246-254

  McFadden, G ^a  

^a Southern Railway ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon reduction; Electric traction; Energy efficiency; Regenerative braking

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSIONS; CARBON REDUCTION; ELECTRIC RAILWAYS; ELECTRIC TRAINS; ELECTRIFIED RAILWAYS; ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; ENERGY USE; NATIONAL GRID; ON-BOARD ENERGY STORAGE; REGENERATIVE BRAKING;

ELECTRIC UTILITIES; EMPLOYMENT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; LOCOMOTIVES; RAILROAD CARS; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION; RAILROADS; TRACTION (FRICTION);

ELECTRIC TRACTION;

EID: 70449558617     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1049/ic.2009.0022     Document Type: Conference Paper

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7. # Estimated using published LU data
8. ## Estimated from NAEI Data
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