LONG-RANGE TRANSIT FLEET PLANNING: DEFINING AND COSTING A REPLACEMENT-ONLY SCENARIO FOR SEATTLE

Transit fleet capital planning is a major element in the long-term assessment of asset replacement. As transit systems mature, increased emphasis must be given to the sizing and costing of replacement needs. The large fleet operated by Seattle Metro is chosen as the case study to illustrate a long-range planning approach to timing and quantifying transit fleet replacement over a 15-year period. Parameters such as specific coach lives and fleet age profile, as influenced by coach mileage outputs, are analyzed in order to account for known or expected differences among transit vehicle types. Several coach-life and fleet-mix variations are tested and compared for the magnitude and direction of their impacts on capital costs. Also briefly addressed is the way in which the relative shares of systemwide capital versus operating and maintenance expenditures are affected by the definition of the replacement-only program.

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  • This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1165, Transit Management and Replacement Capital Planning. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
• Authors:
  • Guillot, Eliane D
• Publication Date: 1988

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 31-39
• Monograph Title: Transit management and replacement capital planning
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1165
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Capital costs; Equipment replacement; Fleet management; Planning; Public transit
• Uncontrolled Terms: Replacement
• Geographic Terms: Seattle (Washington)
• Old TRIS Terms: Fleet planning
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00479324
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309047064
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Jan 31 1989 12:00AM