RELIABILITY AND MAINTAINABILITY PROVISIONS FOR A RAPID TRANSIT INTERURBAN SYSTEM - SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT

THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT (BART), PRESENTLY BEING CONSTRUCTED, WILL BE A RAIL NETWORK WITH TRAINS OPERATING UNDER AUTOMATIC CONTROL AT SPEEDS UP TO 80 MPH AND MINIMUM HEADWAYS OF 90 SECONDS. DURING THE PERIOD OF DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMPLEX CONTROL AND COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT ALONG RIGHT OF WAY AND ON THE TRAINS, THE PERFORMANCE RELIABILITY IN CONCERT WITH SAFETY WAS CONSIDERED PARAMOUNT. THE CONSIDERATIONS BEHIND THE RELIABILITY AND MAINTAINABILITY SPECIFICATIONS THAT WERE ESTABLISHED ARE DESCRIBED. /UITP/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 19, No 1, PP 32-35, 5 REF
• Corporate Authors:

  International Association of Public Transport (UITP)

  Rue Sainte Marie 6
  Brussels,   Belgium  BE-1080
• Authors:
  • Hjortsvang, H
  • Vanoverveen, J P
• Publication Date: 1971-1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic control; Communication systems; Control systems; Design; Headways; Performance; Railroad transportation; Rapid transit; Safety; Speed
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226084
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 10 1971 12:00AM