RAILBUS: A HYBRID SEEKS ITS NICHE

The two-axle Leyland Experimental Vehicle (LEV-2) has been introduced into revenue service between Concord, NH, and Lowell, MA, serving as a feeder for conventional commuter trains operating into Boston over the Boston and Maine. FRA is sponsoring service into a low-density area for one year as part of its passenger technology program. The vehicle, an elongated Leyland bus body mounted on a modified version of the two-axle underframe developed by British Railways for high-speed freight cars, is seen as a low cost means for providing local passenger services.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  508 Birch Street
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1980-12-8

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 32-34
• Serial:
  • Railway Age
  • Volume: 181
  • Issue Number: 23
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-8826
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwayage.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commuter service; Development; Diesel multiple unit cars; Passenger cars; Passengers; Railbuses; Research; Ride quality; Technology; Travel demand; Two axle cars; Vehicle design
• Identifier Terms: Boston and Maine Railroad
• Uncontrolled Terms: Research and development
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Passenger car design; Railbus
• Subject Areas: Design; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Railroads; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00329939
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 12 1981 12:00AM