PLATFORM-VEHICLE INTERFACE OF A RAIL SYSTEM--STUMBLING BLOCK FOR THE HANDICAPPED

This discussion of access for the handicapped and elderly to German passenger and transit cars focuses on the interface between the platform and vehicle. This interface is defined in terms of four geometric quantities. Wheelchair users have been excluded from rail transport in the municipal, regional and national systems. The situation with respect to light rail, rapid transit, commuter and intercity trains is analyzed. It is concluded, that despite major government financing, West German trolleys and trains consistently fail to create integrated platform-vehicle interfaces. Such an interface with roll-on/roll-off qualities lays the foundation for a number of derived benefits.

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• Authors:
  • Leimbach, K R
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 267-281
• Serial:
  • Transportation Planning and Technology
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 0308-1060
  • Serial URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/gtpt20/current

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Aged; Design; Light rail transit; Passenger cars; Persons with disabilities; Rail transit stations; Rapid transit cars; Vehicle design
• Identifier Terms: Deutsche Bahn; Deutsche Bundesbahn
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria
• Old TRIS Terms: Passenger car design; Platforms
• Subject Areas: Design; Public Transportation; Society; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00382592
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 30 1984 12:00AM