T-1B1b-10 - Shift from heavy truck to electric railway

TBD

Background

IPCC WG3 definition: TBD.

Railways are highly efficient in moving goods. Trains with electric propulsion cause the lowest amount of emissions, but diesel-powered trains are also significantly more efficient than diesel trucks.

Railways are highly efficient in moving goods. Trains with electric propulsion cause the lowest amount of emissions, but diesel-powered trains are also significantly more efficent than diesel trucks.

UK rail freight(excluding coal) has inreased over the past decade, to almost 70 million tonnes.

Source: Understanding the UK Freight Transport System, Government Office for Science

Transition Element

• Type of shift: Type Shift
• Activity: TBD
• Operation: TBD
• ATOC: TBD

Activities

Shift from:

• A-1B1b-2 - Diesel HGV
• A-1B1b-1 - Petrol HGV

Shift to:

• A-1B2-2 - Electric rail freight

Parameters

Parameter	Unit	Description

YAML Specification

title: T-1B1b-10 - Shift from heavy truck to electric railway
id: transfer_from_heavy_truck_to_electric_railway
sector: transport
version: 2.0.1
name: transfer_from_heavy_truck_to_electric_railway
type: shift
unitOfMeasure: tonne_km
cohort:
  expression: '1'
shiftFrom:
  atoc:
    expression: '1'
  chains:
  - chain: diesel_heavy_trucks
  - chain: petrol_heavy_trucks
shiftTo:
  atoc:
    expression: '1'
  chains:
  - chain: electric_rail_freight
cobenefits:
- air_quality
- reduced_noise
- reduced_accidents
- less_congestion