OPTIMUM ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE FOR A RAILWAY SYSTEM

Comprised of several short papers -- The PTE point of view, by A.M. Munro; Selection of train performance characteristics for suburban railways, by A. Hawes; London Transport Railway economics, by D.K. Ware and F.G. Rutty; and Design considerations for rapid transit, by A.M. Lyall and N.W. Colling.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Paper presented to the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Railway Division, November 11, 1974.
• Corporate Authors:

  Institution of Mechanical Engineers

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  London SW1H 9JJ,   England 
• Authors:
  • Munro, A M
• Publication Date: 1974-11

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 23 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commuter service; Economic analysis; Profitability; Rapid transit; Train operations; Transportation planning; Urban transportation
• Identifier Terms: London Transport; London Underground
• Old TRIS Terms: Profitability measurement; Train performance
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00095202
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Railway Documentation, Selection of
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1981 12:00AM