ACT-1 TURNS IDEAS INTO HARDWARE

Flywheel energy storage, lightweight sandwich body panels and aircraft air-conditioning are some of the innovations on UMTA's two-car Advanced Concept Train (ACT), due for delivery by Garrett. Like the State-of-the-Art (SOAC) cars produced in 1973, Act-1 is an attempt to push transit car technology forward after decades of neglect. UMTA's two objectives are to promote vehicle and component standardization in the USA so as to cut unit costs, but also to make the best use of novel techniques once they are proved to be thoroughly reliable. Beyond the test program, ACT-1 may serve as the engineering basis for a production car tailored to suit specific needs, but meeting as far as is practicable UMTA's goal of standardization in the interests of economy and reliability.

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• Corporate Authors:

  IPC Transport Press, Limited

  Dorset House, Stamford Street
  London SE1 9LU,   England 
• Authors:
  • Silien, J S
• Publication Date: 1976-9

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 329-333
• Serial:
  • Railway Gazette International
  • Volume: 132
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: DVV Media Group
  • ISSN: 0373-5346
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwaygazette.com/about-us.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air conditioning systems; Energy storage systems; Flywheels; High speed rail; Lightweight materials; Passenger cars; Rapid transit cars; Solid state devices; Specifications; Standardization; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Propulsion systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Advanced concept train; Passenger car design; Solid state
• Subject Areas: Design; Energy; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00141569
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 17 1982 12:00AM