NETHERLANDS RAILWAYS INTRODUCE NEW DOUBLE-DECK COACHES FOR PUSH-PULL OPERATIONS

The steady growth of local passenger traffic by rail, especially within the range of the large cities in the west of the Netherlands, made it necessary to consider new ways of handling this traffic volume. Constructional changes at major stations have been or are possible only to a restricted extent, posing the requirement of achieving to let the largest possible number of passengers boarding or leaving the trains within a given platform length at the stations. A solution suggesting itself is the use of double-deck coaches. Due to the brief stops at the stations priority has to be given to an optimum passenger flow. In practice, this means that the provision of wide doorways, large vestibules and wide stairways is highly significant. Another important problem to be overcome is the provision of the largest possible number of seats, because also the short-distance traveller is entitled to a comfortable seat. This feature demands great attention, especially from the point of view of improving the appeal of rail transport as compared to road transport. It is considered that the double-deck coaches described in the following are suitable for meeting the requirements in respect of operation, servicing as well as running upkeep and maintenance.

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  Siemens (Georg) Verlagsbuchhandlung

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• Authors:
  • Maurer, J J
  • SCHMIDT, R
• Publication Date: 1985

Language

• German

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 470-481
• Serial:
  • Glasers Annalen ZEV
  • Volume: 109
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: Siemens (Georg) Verlagsbuchhandlung
  • ISSN: 0373-322X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commuter cars; Double deck commuter cars; Passenger comfort; Passenger traffic; Passenger trains; Passenger volume; Push pull trains; Railroad stations; Structural design; Traffic flow; Traffic volume; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Commuter trains; Passenger flow
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• Old TRIS Terms: Station design
• Subject Areas: Design; Public Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00458606
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 28 2004 4:44AM