IS MINITRAM AN ECONOMIC PROPOSITION?

"Minitram" denotes an advanced urban transport system employing small automatic vehicles operating on its own track. This paper reports the economic implication of a possible minitram route in Coventry. Data from the transportation survey are used to predict the impact on travel behaviour. Cost-revenue and cost-benefit analyses are conducted and it is concluded that minitram could yield a rate of return close to the 10% minimum for public investment. It is pointed out that as minitram requires a high level of demand it would only be suitable for certain corridors of certain cities. In conclusion, comparisons are made with cartrack systems. /TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  Printerhall Limited

  29 Newmart Street
  London W1P 3PE,   England 
• Authors:
  • Black, I G
  • LONGLEY, C J
• Publication Date: 1974-2-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: p. 489-491
• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering & Control
  • Volume: 15
  • Issue Number: 10/1
  • Publisher: Hemming Group, Limited
  • ISSN: 0041-0683
  • Serial URL: http://www.tecmagazine.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Economic factors; Economics; Energy; Future; Miniature automobiles; Minibuses; Personal rapid transit; Public transit; Tracked vehicles; Transportation; Transportation modes; Travel demand; Trolley cars; Urban areas; Urban transportation
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Cabtrack; Minicar transit system; Minivehicle systems
• ITRD Terms: 1020: Container (freight); 226: Cost benefit analysis; 263: Economics of transport; 1092: Freight terminal; 1152: Future transport mode; 8119: United Kingdom; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Economics; Energy; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00096527
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 2 1981 12:00AM