Energymiser DAS
Our technology creates your competitive advantage by improving operational and decarbonisation outcomes
Real-time advice for drivers
Improve on-time performance, reduce energy costs while minimising driver anxiety.
Energymiser DAS is Zelra’s Driving Advice System which reduces the energy used to complete journeys by optimising braking and acceleration. This keeps your trains running on time while reducing fuel costs by ten per cent or more and decreasing carbon emissions.
Improve right time running
Real-time driving advice
The closer drivers follow the advice, the more optimal a journey becomes. How a train is operated greatly affects energy usage, with several factors heavily influencing driver performance.
Reduced operating costs
Rail operators are far more likely to meet train schedules, reduce energy costs whether diesel or electric, and deliver sustainability targets by decreasing carbon emissions.
Optimal journeys
Our DAS technology generates, and continually adjusts, an optimal journey profile throughout each trip and provides operating advice to achieve this. The system considers a range of factors including track geometry and speed profile, timetable, train characteristics, and train position.
Creating your dependable, efficient network
Operational efficiency levels can vary significantly between drivers using identical train configurations on the same route, creating uncertainty for your business. DAS negates these inefficiencies.
Sharing optimised advice equips your drivers with the situational awareness to challenge their preconceived instincts. This is proven to enhance service reliability, cut fuel costs, reduce emissions, and improve outcomes for scheduling and maintenance functions.
Network capacity
Boost rail network capacity and performance by improving on-time running to junctions and other critical timing point locations.
Minimise maintenance costs
Achieve better use of rail assets. Extend the life of your rail assets by reducing wear and tear on trains and tracks. This minimises maintenance costs caused by braking and overspeeding, which can significantly affect equipment lifespan.
Create your DAS driver champions
Supportive technology helps your drivers to achieve timetable compliance. Zelra provides DAS training, including for union representatives, to upskill staff and enable driver champions to support colleagues using the system.
Reduce carbon emissions
Meet your internal carbon emissions targets and government policy goals by decreasing your organisation's energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.
Fuel efficiency
Optimal driving reduces fuel consumption, making a significant contribution to your bottom line when energy use can be half of a locomotive's lifetime operating cost.
