THE DUAL MODE BUS SYSTEM

DAS AUTOBUS-SYSTEM BI-MODE

In france automobile manufacturers are cooperating in a joint venture concerned with the development of a dual-mode bus which can be used both on the public highway and, with automatic control, on its own carriageway. The automatic steering, which facilitates subsequent electrification, is complemented by a natural gas combustion motor drive and protective equipment at crossings with the routes of other means of transport. The components, (carriageway, vehicle, control), adaptation to regional planning and the urban transport modes are described. This mode of transport is proposed for the new town of Evry near Paris. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Ernst Arnold GmbH

  Siegburgstrasse 5
  Dortmund,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Gastaut, G
• Publication Date: 1975

Language

• German

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 116-117
• Serial:
  • NAHVERKEHRSPRAXIS
  • Volume: 23
  • Issue Number: 3

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic control; Automation; Buses; Components; Control; Control devices; Dual mode transportation systems; Future; Public transit; Railroad electrification; Regional transportation; Transportation modes; Transportation planning; Urban transportation
• Geographic Terms: France
• ITRD Terms: 3882: Automatic; 1272: Bus; 3874: Control; 8036: France; 1152: Future transport mode
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00157404
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Analytic
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 13 1977 12:00AM