PUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORT VEHICLES FOR REGIONAL RAILWAYS

FAHRZEUGE IM OFFENTLICHEN PERSONENNAHVERKEHR FUER REGIONALBAHNEN

The author considers that rolling stock for use on regional services should be designed on the basis of the following two principles: sufficient capacity to enable every passenger to be carried, at peak hours, with an acceptable degree of comfort; capacity reduced to a sufficient extent to ensure that the accommodation provided is not excessive during offpeak periods. He sets out a number of histograms showing the distribution of traffic in accordance with the different hours during the day, and deduced therefrom a law covering the distribution of traffic as a percentage of the traffic expected at the peak hour. He defines the proportion of standing room which appears to be acceptable, as well as the surface area provided for passengers, the standards covering the maximum number of seated and standing passengers to be allowed for in the case of each door, the dimensions of corridors, and door vestibules, and the widths of door necessary for the flow of passengers, and, basing on these data, he designs 4 types of coach suitable for different hourly volumes of passenger traffic, provided with differing degrees of comfort, and carried in trains of varying frequency.

• Corporate Authors:

  Hestra Verlag

  Holzhofallee 33, Postfach 4244
  6100 Darmstadt 1,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Runkel, M
• Publication Date: 1973-3

Language

• German

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 10 p.
• Serial:
  • Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Hestra Verlag

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commuter service; Passenger cars; Passenger comfort; Passenger service; Technology
• Geographic Terms: Germany
• Subject Areas: Passenger Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00051960
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 26 1974 12:00AM