DOUBLE-DECK CARS TO RAISE CAPACITY IN PARIS SUBURBS

A new generation of double-deck push-pull trains is now being delivered to allow the French National Railways to increase the capacity of its Paris suburban services by 42 per cent. Wide doors and large vestibules insure that unloading of 300 passengers is completed in under two minutes.

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  IPC Transport Press, Limited

  Dorset House, Stamford Street
  London SE1 9LU,   England 
• Publication Date: 1975-5

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 189-191
• Serial:
  • Railway Gazette International
  • Volume: 131
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: DVV Media Group
  • ISSN: 0373-5346
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwaygazette.com/about-us.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commuter cars; Double deck commuter cars; Passenger cars; Vehicle design
• Identifier Terms: Societe nationale des chemins de fer francais
• Old TRIS Terms: Passenger car design
• Subject Areas: Design; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00099837
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 18 1975 12:00AM