LARGE BUSES AND THE TOWNOBILE ELECTRIC CITY TRANSIT SYSTEM

A variety of urban transit modes are compared with one another with respect to passenger capacity per hour, speed, fuel type, cost and several other considerations. A further comparison of diesel and electric buses points up the desirability of electric coaches in terms of maintenance cost reductions and reduced infrastructure.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the SAE Congress and Exposition, Detroit, 27 February-3 March 1978.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • LEEMBRUGGEN, L R
• Publication Date: 1978

Media Info

• Pagination: 11 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Bus transit; Bus transportation; Buses; Costs; Diesel trucks; Electric vehicles; Infrastructure; Maintenance management; Passengers; Pore pressure; Speed; Storage batteries
• Uncontrolled Terms: Capacity; Maintenance costs
• Old TRIS Terms: Bus transportation (Intracity); Negative pore pressures; Storage battery vehicles
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Energy; Finance; Highways; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00178096
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 780293 Preprint, HS-025 406U
• Files: HSL, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 14 1985 12:00AM