BOEING DESIGNS LIGHT MASS TRANSIT VEHICLE

THIS LIGHT RAIL VEHICLE (LRV) CAN BE USED MOST EFFECTIVELY AT AN INTERMEDIATE MASS TRANSIT VOLUME OF 8000 TO 24000 PASSENGERS PER HOUR. THE LRV IS ABLE TO OPERATE IN MIXED TRAFFIC ON CITY STREETS, THANKS TO ITS OVERHEAD POWER, WHICH ELIMINATES THE NEED FOR A THIRD RAIL, AND ITS LOW LOW FLOOR LEVEL. THE VEHICLE CAN ALSO BE SUPPLIED WITH HIGH-LOW STEPS, WHICH CAN ACCOMMODATE BOTH STREET AND PLATFORM OPERATIONS. DESIGN FEATURES INCLUDING: CAR BODY, WHICH HAS ARTICULATION JOINTS; TRUCKS; PROPULSION SYSTEM; BRAKES; ACCELERATION AND BRAKING; WHEELS; CONVERTIBLE STEPS; PASSENGER COMPARTMENTS; AND DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT, ARE DISCUSSED WITH DIAGRAMS.

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• Publication Date: 1974-4

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 38-42
• Serial:
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Volume: 82
  • Issue Number: N4
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • ISSN: 0098-2571

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acceleration (Mechanics); Brakes; Design; Propulsion; Public passenger vehicles; Railroad cars; Rapid transit; Traffic; Trucks; Vehicle mix; Vehicle power plants; Wheels
• Uncontrolled Terms: Articulated vehicles; Design features; Propulsion systems; Transit vehicles
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224564
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 7 1974 12:00AM