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Exploring the Effect of Inter-Stop Transport Distances on Traction Energy Cost Intensities of Freight Trains

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With a computer-aided simulation approach, this research analyzes the change of the traction energy cost intensity of a typically formed Chinese freight train hauled by representative locomotives for different target speeds. It is found that the inter-stop transport distance of a freight train should be longer than 20.00 km to decrease the traction energy cost per unit transport. Moreover, the railway freight transport work should organize heavy load trains hauled by respectively various locomotives with different traction performances which are suitable for different target speeds in view of different inter-stop transport distances.

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Acknowledgments

This research is financially supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (2012CB725406) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (71131001; 71201006).

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  1. Integrated Transport Research Center of China, Beijing Jiaotong University, No.3 Shangyuancun, Haidian District, Beijing, 100044, People‘s Republic of China

    Xuesong Feng & Keqi Wu

  2. MOE Key Laboratory for Urban Transportation Complex Systems Theory and Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, No.3 Shangyuancun, Haidian District, Beijing, 100044, People’s Republic of China

    Xuesong Feng & Haidong Liu

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  2. , School of Economics and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, Haidian District Shangyuan Cun 3, Beijing, 100044, China, People's Republic

    Yisheng Liu

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Feng, X., Liu, H., Wu, K. (2013). Exploring the Effect of Inter-Stop Transport Distances on Traction Energy Cost Intensities of Freight Trains. In: Chen, F., Liu, Y., Hua, G. (eds) LTLGB 2012. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-34651-4_13

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