ENERGY SAVING IN THE TRANSPORT INDUSTRY

Energy costs for bus and auto travel are reviewed and compared with rail costs. Comparative statistics show that the bus is the most efficient transport mode in terms of primary energy consumer per passenger mile. An express coach with a 65% load factor is more than twice as efficient as either a diesel or electric inter-city train. Future approaches to passenger transport are cited.

• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Petroleum

  61 New Cavendish Street
  London W1M 8AR,   England 
• Authors:
  • Hinton, S
• Publication Date: 1977-4

Media Info

• Pagination: 4 p.
• Serial:
  • Petroleum Review
  • Volume: 31
  • Issue Number: 364

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Competition; Diesel locomotives; Diesel multiple unit cars; Electric trains; Energy consumption; Intercity transportation; Passenger transportation; Transportation modes
• Old TRIS Terms: Energy intensiveness
• Subject Areas: Energy; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00168098
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 13 1978 12:00AM