THE LILLE UNDERGROUND--FIRST APPLICATION OF THE VAL SYSTEM

The VAL system was the first totally automatic transit system opened in France. This paper examines the reasons behind the development and application of the VAL technology to date. The technology is described including the vehicles, guideway and supporting equipment, as well as its operating system. The paper concludes with a review of the experimental operation of the first of the line and the public's reaction.

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• Authors:
  • Tremong, F
• Publication Date: 1985

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 39-53
• Serial:
  • Journal of Advanced Transportation
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0197-6729
  • EISSN: 2042-3195
  • Serial URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)2042-3195
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automated guideway transit; Personal rapid transit; Public opinion; Technology; Tires
• Geographic Terms: France
• Old TRIS Terms: Val system
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Society; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00451105
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1985 12:00AM