MEASURES FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF TRAMWAY CAPACITY, SPEED AND REGULARITY, AND LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT IN CITIES

MERE ZA POVECANJE KAPACITETA, BRZINE I REGULARNOSTI TRAMVAJSKOG I LAKOG SINSKOG SAOBARACAJA U GRADOVIMA

This paper presents a survey on the role and significance of public transport in cities and the potential performance of rail sub-systems, tramway and light rail transit. With the aim of achieving better transport, and of improving travel speed and regularity of vehicle's movements to increase the attractiveness of the services, a number of measures are proposed. They are grouped according to the areas they affect: terminals, intersections, stopping places, operation management, design of vehicles, tracks, etc. The proposed measures are described together with their possible application and expected effects. It is concluded that the present difficulties in financing the development of public transport and related infrastructure facilities should by no means slow down the planning, research and design processes. Conversly, necessary conditions must be provided and solutions prepared for immediate enforcement of the proposals. For the covering abstract of the whole conference see IRRD 273856.

• Corporate Authors:

  Savez Inzenjera I Tehn Saobracaja I Veza Jugo

  Drustvo Inzenjera I Tehnicara Saobracaja I Veza Novi Sad
  Novi Sad, Vojvodina,   Yugoslavia 
• Authors:
  • Stefanovic, G
• Publication Date: 1983-4-14

Language

• Serbian

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 519-530
• Serial:
  • Zbornik III Jugo Savetovanje Tehn Regul Saobracaja
  • Publisher: Savez Inzenjera I Tehn Saobracaja I Veza Jugo

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus priority; Bus stops; Conferences; Consumer preferences; Financing; Improvements; Intermodal terminals; Intersections; Level of service; Light rail transit; Light rail vehicles; Mode choice; Public transit; Quality of service; Speed; Strategic planning; Streetcars; Traffic signal preemption; Transportation operations; Travel; Travel demand; Trolley cars; Urban areas; Vehicle capacity
• Uncontrolled Terms: Terminus
• Old TRIS Terms: Advanced tram; Operating strategies
• ITRD Terms: 287: Attractiveness (transp); 1251: Capacity (veh); 8525: Conference; 244: Financing; 9108: Improvement; 698: Journey; 455: Junction; 653: Level of service; 1144: Operations (transp network); 744: Public transport; 5408: Speed; 1074: Terminus; 1284: Tram; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00389324
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 30 1984 12:00AM