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Novel traction systems for sustainable railway futures in LICs: Architectural Design Report

Published: March 2022

Main topic: Access and infrastructure

Study countrie(s): Sub-Saharan Africa

Written by: Clive Roberts, Marcelo Blumenfeld, Stuart Hillmansen

Published by: University of Birmingham

Study type: Research report

This report builds on the capability analysis and the simulation report to further investigate the feasibility of using alternative traction systems to achieve the necessary power. This is done using three of the four case studies previously selected. Further work will assess the costs and benefits of different architectures to explore a physical model and retrofitting plans.