O-BAHN POSES THREAT TO RAIL

A transport corridor originally designated for light rail in Adelaide, South Australia, is instead being equipped for the German-developed bus-guideway system, the O-Bahn. O-Bahn buses, either diesel or electric, have horizontal rollers which run against raised guideway outside the vehicles' regular wheels. Such vehicles will be capable of operation as regular buses without lateral guidance, and then can engage the guideways for portions of their routes. Daimler-Benz, which is developing O-Bahn, claims lower maintenance and investment costs as compared with light rail, lower noise levels, and ability to offer direct service for a majority of a transit system's riders rather than requiring transfer from buses to rail. The 12-km Adelaide route will be designed for speeds up to 100 kph.

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  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

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  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1982-8

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 53
• Serial:
  • International Railway Journal
  • Volume: 22
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0744-5326

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Busways; Dual mode transportation systems; Guided buses; Guideways; Technology; Trolleybuses; Vehicle design
• Geographic Terms: Adelaide (Australia); Germany
• Old TRIS Terms: Bus design; Bus guideways
• Subject Areas: Design; Public Transportation; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00369156
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jan 31 1983 12:00AM