DORTMUND UNIVERSITY'S FULLY AUTOMATIC H-BAHN SYSTEM--PROBLEMS, SOLUTIONS AND INITIAL EXPERIENCE

On 2 May 1984, the H-Bahn (suspended railway) system connecting two university centres was opened in Dortmund. It is the first fully automatic and driverless local transport facility in the Federal Republic of Germany. Favourable expeprience has been gained during the first few months of public service. The paper describes the automatic control and protection problems encountering in connection with the complete automation of the system and the solutions implemented.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Siemens (Georg) Verlagsbuchhandlung

  Luetzowstrasse 105-196
  1 Berlin 30,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • MULLER, S
• Publication Date: 1984-11

Language

• German

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 314-320
• Serial:
  • Glasers Annalen ZEV
  • Volume: 108
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: Siemens (Georg) Verlagsbuchhandlung
  • ISSN: 0373-322X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automated guideway transit; Automatic train protection; Automation; Monorail transportation; Rail transit; Technology; Universities and colleges
• Uncontrolled Terms: H-Bahn (Hangebahn monorail)
• Geographic Terms: Germany
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00394501
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1985 12:00AM