THE ENERGY COST OF COMFORT

摘要

What is the link between increasingly demanding passengers, global warming, dirty train roofs, modem branding, mobile phones, private cars and road tankers? Answer: the energy required in railway operations and, inevitably, the associated climate-change impact. In this article, we look at factors that affect the energy consumption of the railway but, for once, we are not interested in the energy associated with pulling, pushing and braking trains. Instead, we look at an aspect of railway operations that is often forgotten.