SIMULATION STUDY TO EVALUATE SPARE RATIOS IN BUS TRANSIT SYSTEMS
A simulation model was developed to investigate proper choice of the spare ratio to maintain a desirable level of service dependability. The objective of the model was to study the effects of the time between bus breakdowns and the time to repair broken buses, as well as other characteristics of the system, on the value of the spare ratio and the overall performance of the transit system. The model was successfully validated and used to simulate and study the bus operations of an existing transit system. The model can be adapted to simulate the operations of different bus transit systems.
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- This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1221, Research in Bus and Rail Transit Operations. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
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Authors:
- Iskander, Wafik H
- Jaraiedi, Majid
- Niaki, Seyed A
- Publication Date: 1989
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 77-87
- Monograph Title: Research in bus and rail transit operations
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Record
- Issue Number: 1221
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0361-1981
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bus transit; Level of service; Mechanical failure; Performance; Public transit; Ratios; Repairing; Simulation; Time; Transit vehicle operations
- Uncontrolled Terms: Repairs; Spare ratio
- Old TRIS Terms: Breakdown; Bus transportation (Intracity)
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00494730
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0309048168
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Jun 30 1990 12:00AM