PASSENGER STOCK: COMFORT IS FIRST

Speed and comfort are the two criteria for successful operation of passenger services in the eighties. The railroad companies are already aware that their services compare favorably with the motor car and even in some cases with air services. Lighter weight construction gives higher speeds and the latest progress in bogie design gives added comfort.

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  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  508 Birch Street
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1980-8

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 41
• Serial:
  • International Railway Journal
  • Volume: 20
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0744-5326

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: High speed rail; Light vehicles; Passenger cars; Passenger comfort; Suspension systems; Trucks; Vehicle design
• Old TRIS Terms: Passenger car design
• Subject Areas: Design; Motor Carriers; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00324926
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 6 1981 12:00AM