OPTIMIZATION OF TRANSIT-SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS

The paper examines the equation for total cost of a transit system per passenger-mile to determine how to configure a new system to minimize this quantity. Term-by-term analysis leads to derivation of a consistent set of optimum characteristics. Guideway costs are minimized by distributing the load in very small capsules. The fleet cost is minimized by increasing the average speed without increasing the cruising speed by use of off-line stations, which in turn minimize energy use by permitting nonstop trips. Maintenance costs are minimized by designing a very light-weight, automated vehicle with very few moving parts. The general system configuration can be derived by minimization of system costs, and that cost minimization is obtained simultaneously with service maximization.

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• Authors:
  • Anderson, J E
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 77-111
• Serial:
  • Journal of Advanced Transportation
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0197-6729
  • EISSN: 2042-3195
  • Serial URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)2042-3195
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automated guideway transit; Cost control; Costs; Design; Lightweight materials; Optimization; Rapid transit; Speed; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria
• Subject Areas: Design; Finance; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00390099
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 30 1984 12:00AM