INTERMODAL COMPARISONS OF ENERGY INTENSIVENESS IN LONG- DISTANCE TRANSPORT

This note compares various figures for direct EI (Energy Intensiveness) for different modes of long-haul passenger and freight transport. The author comments on the high EI of superfast rail travel, especially where trains must pass through tunnels, and refers to a study dealing with power requirements for pushing trains through long tunnels.

• Corporate Authors:

  Pergamon Press, Incorporated

  Maxwell House, Fairview Park
  Elmsford, NY  United States  10523
• Authors:
  • SEYMER, N
• Publication Date: 1976-8

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 275-279
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research /UK/
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Pergamon Press, Incorporated

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drag; Energy consumption; Freight transportation; High speed rail; Intercity travel; Passenger transportation; Tunnels
• Old TRIS Terms: Energy intensiveness
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Energy; Freight Transportation; Passenger Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00147837
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Railways
• Report/Paper Numbers: Analytic
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 16 2001 12:00AM