SURVEY ON THE STATE OF THE ART OF THE PLANNED DUO-BUS DEMONSTRATIONAL OPERATION IN ESSLINGEN/AM NECKAR
The purpose of the planned DUO-Bus demonstrational operation is to demonstrate the operational capabilities of this new drive technology on a large scale once the test phase has been successfully concluded. The traffic and route planning for the DUO-Bus network in demonstration operation has been completed. This will make it possible to introduce a DUO-Bus system in five stages. For this, sixty-two 2-axle DUO-Buses will be required. As the procurement cost of the DUO-Buses is so high, it is in the interest of the Esslingen transit operators to consider purchasing articulated DUO-Buses. Preliminary planning results have shown that a maximum of 16 articulated buses could be put into service. In this case the above-mentioned figure for 2-axle DUO-Buses would be reduced accordingly. The only problem facing the DUO-Bus trial operation is that of vehicle procurement. The mains/battery version cannot be considered for demonstrational operation within the foreseeable future. This also applies to the current version of the mains/diesel bus with automatic transmission. In this area, further research must be carried out into the degree to which improvements can be effected by electronically controlled and more efficient automatic transmission with a possibly broader transformation function.
-
Supplemental Notes:
- From 9th status seminar on short distance transportation research; Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany, 21 June 1982.
-
Authors:
- Hartmann
- Kaufhold
- Sahm
- Publication Date: 1982
Language
- German
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 327-333
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Buses; Diesel engines; Dual mode transportation systems; Electric batteries; Technology; Transmissions; Trolleybuses; Vehicle design
- Geographic Terms: Germany
- Old TRIS Terms: Bus design; Dual-power
- Subject Areas: Design; Energy; Highways; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00391895
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: CONF-8206261
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Mar 29 1985 12:00AM