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Thanks to regenerative braking, Caltrain's fuel bill post-electrification is projected to be less than their last year of Diesel trains, despite running even more trains at higher speeds.
The more you know!
TrainsEfficiency of Caltrain electric equipment leads operator to lower estimate of electric costs - TrainsSAN CARLOS, Calif. — Caltrain’s electrified equipment is performing far more efficiently than expected, the agency announced at its month board meeting, which could result in $3 million annually in electric savings. The regenerative braking on Caltrain’s Stadler trainsets is sending approximately 23% of the energy consumed by the system. Electric use is averaging 207 [...]Read More...
@chrisjrn ... which should not be a surprise to anybody who knows anything about modern electric traction.
@chrisjrn @ratsnakegames Guessing the public servants involved didn't want to have "yet another budget overrun" by including the exact regeneration figures in the budget until the real world figures were available.