IMPLICATIONS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INVESTMENT AND MAINTENANCE

While a transport operator must be certain that his investment and operating plans will fit his community's needs, there are other basic considerations. Data is analyzed from a survey of some 20 railway and 40 single-deck bus operators. A reduction in required maintenance can be achieved by higher investment in design and quality of construction. The number of maintenance employees per vehicle appears to be a more cruical factor than fleet size. There is some evidence that, with the right choice of a maintenance method to minimize overheads, a bus life of less than 12 years has been shown to provide a balanced service performance at a most economical level of overall cost.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the 41st International Congress of the International Union of Public Transport.
• Corporate Authors:

  International Association of Public Transport (UITP)

  Rue Sainte Marie 6
  Brussels,   Belgium  BE-1080
• Authors:
  • Glendinning, J G
  • McKay, G
• Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

• Pagination: 21 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Investments; Maintenance; Maintenance personnel; Methodology; Quality control
• Uncontrolled Terms: Quality
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00095988
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Report 5A
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 2 1981 12:00AM