EASTERN EUROPE LEADS IN TRAMCAR STANDARDISATION

With more than 60% of the urban tramway systems concentrated in the USSR and Eastern Europe, there is considerable scope for widespread standardization of tramcars. The author describes how progress in standardization has been achieved through strong central planning. Czechoslovakia and the USSR now supply 90% of all tramcars for East European undertakings.

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  IPC Transport Press, Limited

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• Authors:
  • TAPLIN, M
• Publication Date: 1976-7

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 255
• Serial:
  • Railway Gazette International
  • Volume: 123
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: DVV Media Group
  • ISSN: 0373-5346
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwaygazette.com/about-us.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Light rail transit; Technology
• Geographic Terms: Europe
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00139534
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 26 1981 12:00AM