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S.A. Lloyd^1,2 and W.J. Atteridge³

¹Energy Institute, London, United Kingdom
²Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London, United Kingdom
³Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology, London, United Kingdom

doi:10.4203/ccc.1.23.4

S.A. Lloyd, W.J. Atteridge, "China's Iron Silk Road", in J. Pombo, (Editor), "Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, Online volume: CCC 1, Paper 23.4, 2022, doi:10.4203/ccc.1.23.4

Keywords: carbon dioxide, decarbonisation, diesel, emissions, greening, rail, Silk Road.

Abstract

The development of an East-West rail route from China to Western Europe provides an intermediate level of energy cost, fiscal cost and time of transit for shipping goods between these continents with the relevant performance parameters sitting between those for shipping and air freight. Metrics are presented to support this statement and now transit times are sufficiently reduced to permit certain time sensitive goods to be carried. These metrics have been developed further to give initial guidance on decarbonisation and magnitude of other combustion emissions. There are rail gauge changes on the route and these can present difficulties/obstacles as do border crossings, exacerbated if there is conflict between the nation states.

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Front Page Browse CCC CCP CSETS CTR IJRT Other Authors Search Purchase Guide FAQ Contact us	Civil-Comp Conferences ISSN 2753-3239 CCC: 1 PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RAILWAY TECHNOLOGY: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE Edited by: J. Pombo Paper 23.4 China's Iron Silk Road S.A. Lloyd^1,2 and W.J. Atteridge³ ¹Energy Institute, London, United Kingdom ²Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London, United Kingdom ³Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology, London, United Kingdom doi:10.4203/ccc.1.23.4 Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper S.A. Lloyd, W.J. Atteridge, "China's Iron Silk Road", in J. Pombo, (Editor), "Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, Online volume: CCC 1, Paper 23.4, 2022, doi:10.4203/ccc.1.23.4 Keywords: carbon dioxide, decarbonisation, diesel, emissions, greening, rail, Silk Road. Abstract The development of an East-West rail route from China to Western Europe provides an intermediate level of energy cost, fiscal cost and time of transit for shipping goods between these continents with the relevant performance parameters sitting between those for shipping and air freight. Metrics are presented to support this statement and now transit times are sufficiently reduced to permit certain time sensitive goods to be carried. These metrics have been developed further to give initial guidance on decarbonisation and magnitude of other combustion emissions. There are rail gauge changes on the route and these can present difficulties/obstacles as do border crossings, exacerbated if there is conflict between the nation states. download the full-text of this paper (PDF, 7 pages, 276 Kb) go to the previous paper go to the next paper return to the table of contents return to the volume description
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