PERSONAL RAPID TRANSIT. A CASE FOR SMALL VEHICLES

This article is concerned with a proposed personal rapid transit system for Gothernburg, Sweden. The system was intended to compete with the private car through: wide area coverage, short travel time, high degree of comfort, direct travel without changes. The main features of the proposed system are then described: dimensions of the newtork traffic flow, capacity, travel time and costs. The economic implications of the number of passengers per cab are discussed and ways of organizing joint riding considered for the afternoon peak (concentrated departures, dispersed destinations), for the morning peak (dispersed departures, concentrated destinations), and between groups of stations. it is concluded that if a level of service comparable to the private car is to be achieved cabs should carry 3-4 passengers and 5-seater cabs should be used. The concluding section quotes from a report on the future of public transport in Gothenburg. /TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  Printerhall Limited

  29 Newmart Street
  London W1P 3PE,   England 
• Authors:
  • Oof, R
• Publication Date: 1974-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 3 p.
• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering & Control
  • Volume: 15
  • Issue Number: 15
  • Publisher: Hemming Group, Limited
  • ISSN: 0041-0683
  • Serial URL: http://www.tecmagazine.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Compact automobiles; Energy; Level of service; Passenger comfort; Peak periods; Personal rapid transit; Traffic flow; Travel budgets; Travel costs; Travel time; Vehicle capacity
• Old TRIS Terms: Small car
• ITRD Terms: 1057: Air transport network; 9138: Comfort; 1020: Container (freight); 224: Cost; 9014: Dimension; 1152: Future transport mode; 698: Journey; 653: Level of service; 612: Peak hour; 8109: Sweden; 671: Traffic flow; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00096528
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 2 1982 12:00AM