Making meaningful comparisons between road and rail - substituting average energy consumption data for rail with empirical analysis

James Pritchard, John Preston and John Armstrong

Transportation Planning and Technology, 2015, vol. 38, issue 1, 111-130

Abstract: Within the transport sector, modal shift towards more efficient and less polluting modes could be a key policy goal to help meet targets to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions. However, making comparisons between modes is not necessarily straightforward. Average energy and emissions data are often relied upon, particularly for, rail, which may not be applicable to a given context. Some UK train operating companies have recently fitted electricity metres to their trains, from which energy consumption data have been obtained. This has enabled an understanding to be gained of how energy consumption and related emissions are affected by a number of factors, including train and service type. Comparisons are made with existing data for road and rail. It is noted that although more specific data can be useful in informing policy and making some decisions, average data continue to play an important role when considering the overall picture.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1080/03081060.2014.976985

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