TOWNOBILE ELECTRIC CITY TRANSIT SYSTEM - THE AFFORDABLE, ADAPTABLE ALTERNATIVE

Electric passenger transport systems tend to require expensive and inflexible infrastructure and hence can normally only be economically justified in densely-populated urban regions. Civil engineering cost and time escalations are steadily reducing the range of viable applications for fixed rail systems, while energy and ecology constraints are similarly reducing viability and desirability of petroleum- fuelled bus operations in cities. The timely development and local availability of such non-polluting, energy- conserving, passenger-pleasing operationally flexible road- borne public transit equipment as the townobile battery, trolley and dual-mode battery-trolley coach systems may well fill the technological gap during the next 20 years for urban passenger transport. The systems and their applications are described and compared with other modes, and in particular their role in integrating all city transport modes is described. (TRRL)

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0858251108
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Preprints from the Electric Energy Conference, Brisbane, 17-18 May 1979.
• Corporate Authors:

  Institution of Engineers

  11 National Circuit
  Barton, A.C.T.,   Australia 
• Authors:
  • LEEMBRUGGEN, L R
• Conference:
  • Preprints from the Electric Energy Conference, Brisbane, 17-18 May 1979.
• Publication Date: 1979

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 66-70

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Alternatives analysis; Business districts; Civil engineering; Conferences; Costs; Dual mode transportation systems; Electric batteries; Electric vehicles; Energy conservation; Environmental impacts; Public transit; Railroad trains; Rapid transit; Transportation planning; Trolley cars; Trolleybuses; Urban areas; Urban transportation
• ITRD Terms: 302: Business district; 1394: Catalytic converter; 8525: Conference; 1282: Electric vehicle; 212: Energy conservation; 744: Public transport; 1181: Rapid transit system; 1268: Train; 1284: Tram; 1273: Trolleybus; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00310143
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 0 85825 110 8
• Report/Paper Numbers: 79/2 Conf Paper
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jul 22 1982 12:00AM