Simulation Report - Novel traction systems for sustainable railway futures in LICs

This report presents generic simulations to aid in the establishment of vehicle architectures for decarbonised trains in Sub Saharan Africa

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 19 December 2021

• Document Type: Research Paper
• Theme: Infrastructure
• Authors: Calvert, C, Zhao, N, Amor, P and Jibrin, R

Abstract

This report presents generic simulations to aid in the establishment of vehicle architectures for decarbonised trains in Sub Saharan Africa, utilising the latest version of the Single Train Simulator (STS) in order to test four typical train service types. It is found that while many services vary in their requirements, medium haul passenger and freight work may be best served by a mixed traffic locomotive.

This is an output of the High Volume Transport Applied Research Programme

Citation

Charles Calvert, Ning Zhao, Peter Amor, Rabee Jibrin, Stephen Kent, Wendy Wemakor (2021) Simulation Report - Novel traction systems for sustainable railway futures in LICs

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Simulation Report - Novel traction systems for sustainable railway futures in LICs

Published 19 December 2021