CLEANING TRANSIT BUSES: EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURES

Transit buses must be clean to be attractive to passengers. Practices used in cleaning bus interiors and exteriors vary greatly among transit agencies. This report includes information on equipment and procedures currently used for cleaning buses, including washing equipment, problems with automatic washing, bus design features affecting interior cleaning, and suggested changes to improve cleaning with brush washers.

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  • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/nctrp/syn1/syn1.pdf
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  Transportation Research Board

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• Authors:
  • WARD, P E
• Publication Date: 1982-3

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 39 p.
• Serial:
  • NCTRP Synthesis of Transit Practice
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0732-1856

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Cleaning; Equipment; Maintenance facilities; Vehicle design; Vehicle maintenance; Washing
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bus maintenance
• Old TRIS Terms: Bus design; Cleaning procedures
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Public Transportation; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment; I90: Vehicles;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00361904
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Sep 30 1982 12:00AM