USE OF LARGE CAPACITY BUSES

PERSPECTIVES D'UTILISATION D'AUTOBUS A GRANDE CAPACITE

A MAJOR ADVANCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LARGE CAPACITY BUS MAY INVOLVE A SPECIAL DESIGN OF THE STANDARD VEHICLE TO MAKE IT SUITABLE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF LARGE CAPACITY BUSES. IN ORDER TO GAIN INFORMATION ON THE SIZE OF THE MARKET FOR LARGE CAPACITY BUSES IN 1985, A QUESTIONNAIRE WAS SENT TO ALL CITIES IN FRANCE WITH A LARGE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM, WITH THE AIM OF OBTAINING A FIRST APPROXIMATION OF THEIR NEEDS. THIS NOTE SUMMARISES THE DETAILS OBTAINED, IN THE FORM OF TABLES, FROM THE VARIOUS REPLIES AND STRESSES THE ESSENTIAL POINTS DEVELOPED IN THE ARGUMENT FOR OR AGAINST THE USE OF LARGE CAPACITY VEHICLES ON CERTAIN ROUTES.

• Corporate Authors:

  INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE DES TRANSPORTS

  AVENUE DU GENERAL MALLERET JOINVILLE 2
  ARCUEIL CEDEX,   France  F-94114
• Authors:
  • BIEBER, A
  • BUDILLON, A
• Publication Date: 1976-5

Language

• French

Media Info

• Pagination: 24P

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Carriers; Comfort; Frequency (Electromagnetism); Hinges; Interviewing; Peak periods; Planning; Statistics; Traffic; Transportation operations; Vehicle capacity
• Uncontrolled Terms: Increase; Use
• ITRD Terms: 1272: Bus; 1251: Capacity (veh); 9138: Comfort; 6997: Frequency; 3462: Hinge; 9032: Increase; 9147: Interview; 1124: Line (transp); NETWORK (TRANSP); 1144: Operations (transp network); 612: Peak hour; 143: Planning; 6555: Statistics; 755: Traffic; 9084: Use
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01296207
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institut Francais des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR)
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Nov 21 2010 5:50AM