High-Speed Trains Experience in Poland

The article presents issues related to the placing in service of ED250 high-speed (HS) trainsets—on the Polish network. ED250 trains started running on the Polish railway network in December 2014. Several years of their operation allow drawing conclusions taking the right decisions regarding the purchase of these trainsets and a significant improvement in the quality of travel on the indicated, popular routes as well as to reflect on the wider aspect of using high-speed trains, i.e. the impact on reducing the negative influence of transport on the environment. This article addresses the issue of reduced carbon dioxide emissions by recalling the simulation carried out to compare the energy consumption between ED250 trains and locomotive plus carriages that, before the purchase of ED250 vehicles, served the Warsaw–Katowice and Warsaw–Gdańsk routes. The results of this simulation clearly indicate the advantages of HS trains in the ecological context. The article presents: technical information on high-speed trains operated in Poland, changes to the offer within 6 years of the ED250 trainsets in years 2015–2020, results of the simulation on energy consumption carried out within 2015–2020, the volume of reduced CO₂ emissions in 2015–2020, savings in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS).

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  • https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26340-8
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  Springer International Publishing

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• Authors:
  • Pomykala, Agata
• Conference:
  • 2nd International Workshop on High-Speed Rail Socioeconomic Impacts
  • Location: Naples , Italy
  • Date: 2022-9-13 to 2022-9-14
• Publication Date: 2023-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 235-245
• Monograph Title: Socioeconomic Impacts of High-Speed Rail Systems: Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on High-Speed Rail Socioeconomic Impacts, University of Naples Federco II, Italy, 13–14 September 2022
• Serial:
  • Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics
  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISSN: 2198-7246
  • Serial URL: http://www.springer.com/series/11960

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Carbon dioxide; Emissions trading; Energy consumption; High speed rail; Simulation
• Geographic Terms: Poland
• Subject Areas: Environment; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01948193
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9783031263392
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 8 2025 6:01PM