REVIEW OF TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL ASPECTS OF SEVERAL FIXED-GUIDEWAY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
The purpose of this paper is to review the major technical and operational characteristics of several contemporary fixed-guideway public transportation systems and to determine the functional distinctions among them. Six systems are compared with respect to the following characteristics: nature of the vehicle-guideway interface, station layout, vehicle spacing control, general operating specifications, and specifications for nominal levels of vehicle performance. The 6 systems considered range from urban rail transit systems to monorail systems. Although they are unlike one another in many respects, they nonetheless function in much the same manner when contrasted to personal rapid transit systems currently being developed.
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- Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Public Transportation Planning and Development. 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:
- Bergmann, Dietrich R
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Conference:
- 52nd Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
- Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
- Date: 1973-1-22 to 1973-1-26
- Publication Date: 1973
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: References;
- Pagination: pp 71-73
- Monograph Title: Transit planning and development
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Serial:
- Highway Research Record
- Issue Number: 449
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Guideways; Headways; Intelligent transportation systems; Railroad stations; Rapid transit
- Old TRIS Terms: Advanced systems; Guideway systems
- Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00048184
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0309021804
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Jan 4 1981 12:00AM