GETTING THE BUGS OUT OF BART

With the full 114-km network now in operation, the Bay Area Rapid Transit is still struggling to bring signaling and car reliability problems under control so that planned levels of service can be achieved this year. The author explains what went wrong and how the problems are being tackled, but he also points out that BART has established high aesthetic and comfort standards which set the pace for the second generation of transit systems in the U.S.

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• Corporate Authors:

  IPC Transport Press, Limited

  Dorset House, Stamford Street
  London SE1 9LU,   England 
• Authors:
  • Middleton, W D
• Publication Date: 1975-1

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 14-17
• Serial:
  • Railway Gazette International
  • Volume: 131
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: DVV Media Group
  • ISSN: 0373-5346
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwaygazette.com/about-us.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic train operation; Control systems; Propulsion; Rapid transit cars; Reliability; Vehicle power plants
• Identifier Terms: San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
• Uncontrolled Terms: Propulsion systems
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00083040
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 26 1981 12:00AM