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Journey time

Delivering a Sustainable Railway: Summary of Key Research and Analysis - JT1 (1 Mb)

Journey time isochrones from London.

Published:
24 July 2007

Delivering a Sustainable Railway: Summary of Key Research and Analysis - JT7a (137 kb)

Conventional rail is typically the fastest mode for journeys of between c.50km and 300km.

Published:
24 July 2007

Delivering a Sustainable Railway: Summary of Key Research and Analysis - JT7b (124 kb)

Door-to-door UK inter-urban rail journey times are close to average for the major Western European countries.

Published:
24 July 2007

Delivering a Sustainable Railway: Summary of Key Research and Analysis - JT8 (67 kb)

Train energy consumption increases rapidly as maximum speed increases.

Published:
24 July 2007

Delivering a Sustainable Railway: Summary of Key Research and Analysis - JT9 (69 kb)

The speed of operation of inter-urban rail services significantly effects the relative fuel efficiency of rail compared to other modes.

Published:
24 July 2007