THE RAILBOUND BUS

DER SPURGEFUEHRTE OMNIBUS

In order to improve public transport the Daimler-Benz company in cooperation with the Federal Ministry for Transport and Technology has developed a bus-rail system, known as the O-Bahn. Other firms taking part are Bosch, Dornier, Man. Buses are tested which may be manually driven or may run on rails (duo-bus-system). The vehicle can always drive in the most favourable mode of application. It can be driven by batteries in urban areas without any exhaust gas emission or may be linked to an overhead electricity supply system. In the outer areas of cities it may be driven by a diesel generator unit.

• Corporate Authors:

  Verlagsgesellschaft GmbH und Co KG

  Juliusstrasse 2, Postfach 19
  6200 Wiesbaden 1,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Seifert, E
• Publication Date: 1979

Language

• German

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 248-249
• Serial:
  • Polizei Technik Verkehr
  • Volume: 24
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Hannes Schmitt-Horr Verlag

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Development; Dual mode transportation systems; Electric power; Electrical systems; Electronics; Passenger cars; Propulsion; Public transit; Railbuses; Technology; Transportation planning; Urban areas; Urban transportation; Vehicle design; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Guidance
• Geographic Terms: Germany
• Old TRIS Terms: High/rail vehicle; Passenger car design; Railbus
• ITRD Terms: 1272: Bus; 9013: Development; 6965: Electronics; 9104: Guidance; 744: Public transport; 313: Urban area; 1255: Vehicle
• Subject Areas: Design; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00329967
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 12 1981 12:00AM