BRITISH RAIL GOES LIGHTLY IN RURAL AREAS

The trial of the experimental British Rail Lightweight Railbus Vehicle (LEV1) on the line between Ipswich and Lowestoft is designed to provide user reaction before the railbus enters service in rural areas. The aim of the LEV project is to provide a low cost replacement for diesel multiple fleet. The LEV1 is based on two national bus bodies mounted back-to-back on an underframe. The lightweight design and high power-to-weight ratio provides performance with fuel economy. A similar lightweight railbus is described, based on the National 2 bus body, being developed by Wickham of Ware, Herts., for the Federal Railroad Administration. British Rail is intending to market such lightweight rail vehicles worldwide for use on mass transit systems.

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  City Press Limited

  Fairfax House
  Colchester, Essex CO1 1RJ,   England 
• Authors:
  • Acton, P
• Publication Date: 1980-11-12

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 21
• Serial:
  • Transport: Research Journal of Vilnius Gediminas Technical University and Lithuanian Academy of Sciences
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
  • ISSN: 1648-4142
  • EISSN: 1648-3480

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Development; Energy conservation; Fuel consumption; Light vehicles; Lightweight materials; Prototypes; Public transit; Railbuses; Railroad transportation; Rural areas
• Identifier Terms: British Rail
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Railbus
• ITRD Terms: 9013: Development; 9038: Lightweight; 9109: Prototype; 744: Public transport; 1173: Rail bound transport; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Energy; Environment; Finance; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00331120
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 12 1982 12:00AM