Case Studies - Rail

Guidance on Reducing Emissions from Idling Diesel Trains

Category: Cities and Local Authorities, Rail

This RSSB project undertook research into the extent to which diesel trains are idling, where this occurs, the reasons for it, and the implications for air quality. The findings were used to produce guidance to help the rail industry to reduce the amount of idling without compromising the operation of the railway. Aether led the project team, with specialist advice from Carrickarory Consulting and Atkins-Realis.

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Railway Speed, Energy and Emissions Simulator (SEEsim)

Category: Cities and Local Authorities, Emission Inventories, Rail

SEEsim is the first tool for the UK that can calculate, to a high level of granularity and accuracy, the energy usage and resulting emissions for a specified freight train configuration travelling on specified routes on the GB rail network.

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Robert Vaughan, Defra Air Quality Team

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Alina Novikova, UN/ECE Secretariat

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Abbas Kitogo, Programme Specialist Energy and Climate Change, UNDP Tanzania

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