The cost of railway diesel fuel has become an increasingly high proportion of railway operating expenses. The paper analyzes the generation and utilization of rail horsepower in freight train operations. The effects on fuel consumption of variations in several parameters including train consist, car weight, gradient, average speed, meet strategy, throttle control, locomotive axle arrangement, and train marshalling are examined. Estimates are made of the value, in terms of fuel cost, of weight reduction of freight cars and of selective train marshalling.


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    Title :

    Fuel consumption of freight trains hauled by diesel electric locomotives


    Additional title:

    Kraftstoffverbrauch bei Gueterzuegen, gezogen von dieselelektrischen Lokomotiven


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1983


    Size :

    13 Seiten, 33 Bilder, 5 Tabellen, 1 Quelle


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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