ADELAIDE'S O-BAHN BUSWAY EXPERIMENT

The longest guided busway in the world, under construction in Adelaide, will make use of the O-bahn mechanical guidance System developed by Daimler-Benz and currently in use in Essen. The system enables conventional buses to travel on a restricted width track by means of a mechanical guidance system. The application in Adelaide is located in a corridor reserved some years earlier for transportation purposes. The article describes the corridor in which the O-bahn system is being constructed, some technical features of the system, and also its application in Adelaide. Other issues discussed involve the planning which led to the decision to construct the guided busway system.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Alexandrine Press

  P.O. Box 15, Cornmarket Street
  Oxford OC1 3EB,   England 
• Authors:
  • WAYTE, F A
  • STARRS, M M
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: p. 197-206
• Serial:
  • BUILT ENVIRONMENT
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Alexandrine Press
  • ISSN: 0263-7960

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Busways; Development; Future; Guided buses; High occupancy vehicle lanes; Planning; Public transit; Right of way (Traffic); Technology; Transportation modes; Transportation planning; Urban areas; Urban transportation
• Geographic Terms: Australia; Germany
• ITRD Terms: 8006: Australia; 9013: Development; 639: Exclusive right of way; 1152: Future transport mode; 143: Planning; 744: Public transport; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00378877
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Oct 30 1983 12:00AM