9 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES FOR TRAIN AND RAILWAY SYSTEMS TO OPTIMIZE ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND PROVIDE DRIVING STRATEGIES, NAMELY, COMPUTER HARDWARE AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR USE IN RECORDING, MONITORING, PROCESSING, AND TRANSMITTING DATA RELATING TO VEHICLE POSITIONING, TRAIN TIME TABLES, PASSENGER FLOWS, STOPPING TIMES, SPEED PROFILES, SPEED RESTRICTION SECTIONS, TRAIN CONNECTIONS, SAFETY RESERVES AND OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION TO CALCULATE OPTIMAL DRIVING STRATEGIES FOR CONSUMING MINIMUM ENERGY WHILE MAINTAINING PUNCTUALITY