REAR ENGINES LEAD ARTIC BUS PROGRESS
The aim of developing an energy-efficient means of transporting passengers has attracted manufacturers to develop the 'pusher type' articulated bus. Examples of such vehicles produced by Leyland and associated company Dad A/S of Denmark, are being used in a full-scale evaluation project in South Yorkshire. Benefits of operating articulated buses include better staff utilisation during peak periods, lower cost per passenger and availability of more seats in off-peak hours. Compared with double-deck buses the articulated bus can cause problems at stopping places but has an advantage where headroom is limited. Alternative transmission layouts are discussed from designs by Daimler-Benz, Magirus-Dentz, Man, Berliet, Scania and Vetter. (TRRL)
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Availability:
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Corporate Authors:
Mechanical Engineering Publications Limited
P.O. Box 24, Northgate Avenue
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Authors:
- Godwin, W
- Publication Date: 1979-12
Media Info
- Features: Figures;
- Pagination: p. 71-72
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Serial:
- AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEER
- Volume: 4
- Issue Number: 6
- Publisher: Institution of Mechanical Engineers
- ISSN: 0307-6490
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Buses; Development; Economic efficiency; Economic factors; Economics; Evaluation and assessment; Research; Transportation; Transportation operations; Vehicle design; Vehicle power plants; Vehicle rear end
- Uncontrolled Terms: Articulated vehicles; Efficiency; Research and development
- Old TRIS Terms: Rear engined vehicles
- ITRD Terms: 1225: Articulated vehicle; 1272: Bus; 9013: Development; 263: Economics of transport; 5911: Efficiency; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 1144: Operations (transp network)
- Subject Areas: Economics; Research; Transportation (General); Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00311798
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
- Files: ITRD, TRIS
- Created Date: Jul 22 1981 12:00AM