INITIAL INTERFACE STANDARDS FOR RAPID TRANSIT CAR SUBSYSTEM COMPONENTS

This report presents the Initial Interface Standards for subsystem components of a typical rapid transit car system. These standards were derived from an interface definition analysis of 128 product-applications on seven of the newest North American rapid transit car system designs. Twenty one major components of a rapid transit car which the carbuilder purchases as shippable items were selected for interface definition. Analysis of the product-specific data which was made available by the original equipment manufacturers provided the basis for either defining the functional and physical interfaces of each major component and the minimal space which must be allocated upon the carbody structure or truck frames to incorporate a major component into the carbody structural design, or determining that a major component does not appear to be amenable to interface standardization. Transit industry adoption of interface standards for car-mounted equipment should result in cars which would cost less to build and own.

• Corporate Authors:

  Decision Group, Incorporated

  1340 Old Chain Bridge Road
  McLean, VA  United States  22101

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Morris, R E
  • Pali, A
  • Urian, C
  • Walker, W
• Publication Date: 1981-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 182 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design standards; Interfaces; Rapid transit; Standardization; Vehicle components
• Old TRIS Terms: Car components; Product specifications; Rapid transit railways
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00346032
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-IT-06-0175-81-2Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-UT-70043
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 29 1982 12:00AM