STANDARD LIGHT RAIL VEHICLE SPECIFICATION PROJECT

THE REPORT GIVES A BRIEF INTRODUCTION OF ELECTRIC RAILWAY SYSTEMS AND BACKGROUND ON THE NEED FOR DEVELOPING NEW RAIL CAR DESIGNS WHICH LED TO THE STANDARD LIGHT RAIL VEHICLE SPECIFICATION PROJECT. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT WAS TO DESIGN A STANDARD LIGHT RAIL VEHICLE THAT COULD BE USED BY MANY DIFFERENT CITIES, BASED ON THE BELIEF THAT A STANDARD DESIGN WOULD INCREASE THE MARKET FOR SUCH A VEHICLE AND LOWER ITS PRODUCTION COST. THE REPORT REVIEWS PROJECT ORGANIZATION, SELECTION OF A VEHICLE SIZE, POTENTIAL PURCHASERS, AND PREPARATION OF THE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. THE REPORT CONCLUDES WITH A STATEMENT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SPECIFICATION, AND WAYS IN WHICH THE PROJECT OBJECTIVE HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED. /UMTA/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract MA-06-0015
• Corporate Authors:

  Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

  10 Park Plaza
  Boston, MA  United States  02116

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1973-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 42 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Design standards; Electric railroads; Implementation; Railroad cars; Railroad transportation; Specifications
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Railroads; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223944
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Urban Mass Transportation Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rept
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 15 1981 12:00AM