RAISING THE CAPABILITY OF MAIN-LINE RAILWAYS: THOUGHTS ON FURTHER DEVELOPMENT

STEIGERUNG DER LEISTUNGSFAEHIGKEIT VON FERNBAHNEN: GEDANKEN ZUR WEITERENTWICKLUNG

The further development of long-distance track-bound transport will be determined by demands for maximum economic efficiency and higher speeds for passenger and freight services. Economic efficiency can be improved by employing diesel or electric traction in place of steam locomotives and by introducing automatic control. Higher speeds could be achieved initially by raising the speed of conventional wheel/rail systems to their physical limit. Parallel to this, new systems of suspension, guidance and propulsion should be developed for even higher speeds. These would then be able to provide a valuable addition to conventional rail systems.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Special Issue, Bahntechnik.
• Corporate Authors:

  Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

  Postfach 3240
  8520 Erlangen,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Siebert, K W
• Publication Date: 1971

Language

• German

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 16-18
• Serial:
  • Siemens Review
  • Volume: 45
  • Publisher: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: High speed rail; Intelligent transportation systems
• Uncontrolled Terms: Track capacity
• Old TRIS Terms: Advanced systems
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00047492
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 13 1976 12:00AM