LIGHT MONORAIL SYSTEM SOON FOR ITALY

PRONTO PER L'ITALIA IL METRO LEGGERO MONOROTAIA

Following successful installation in Sydney in the record time of 26 months, the Von Roll Transport System is being assessed for use in the Milan area. The main features of this monorail LRT (light rail transit) system (in service since July 1988 in Sydney) are as follows: capacity, 15000 passengers/hour; minimum frequency 60 seconds; up to 10 cars per train; up to 250 passengers per train; maximum speed 60 km/hour; minimum curve radius 20 m; max gradient with full load 6%; average elevation of guide rail 5.5 m; distance between column centres 25.35 m; unit weight of structure including columns 360 kg/linear metre. Investment costs are low due to the very light prefabricated structure which can be rapidly installed.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Casa Editrice la fiaccola

  Via Carlo Ravizza 62
  Milano,   Italy 
• Authors:
  • -
• Publication Date: 1989-11

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Media Info

• Pagination: p. 39-40
• Serial:
  • Vie e Trasporti
  • Volume: 58
  • Issue Number: 571
  • Publisher: Casa Editrice la fiaccola
  • ISSN: 0393-8077

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Design; Light rail transit; Monorail transportation; Numbers; Public transit; Railroad tracks; Speed; Urban areas; Vehicle capacity; Vehicle occupants
• Geographic Terms: Italy
• Subject Areas: Design; Finance; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00604736
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 28 1991 12:00AM