CONSTRUCTION OF COACHES AND WAGONS WITH A VIEW TO MINIMUM MAINTENANCE COSTS

INSTANDHALTUNGSGERECHTE KONSTRUKTION VON REISEZUG UND GUTERWAGEN

The author observes that routine and unscheduled maintenance costs for the whole service lifetime of coaches and wagons amount to 200% of the purchase price. He examines the relationship between the construction of these vehicles and their maintenance costs.

• Corporate Authors:

  VEB Autobahnbaukombinat

  Templinestrasse 19
  Potsdam,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • DROSSEL, P
• Publication Date: 1976-2

Language

• German

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 41-44
• Serial:
  • Schienenfahrzeuge
  • Volume: 20
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Transpress VEB Verlag fuer Verkehrswesen

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economic analysis; Freight cars; Life cycle costing; Maintenance management; Passenger cars; Vehicle design; Vehicle maintenance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Maintenance costs
• Old TRIS Terms: Car design; Freight car maintenance; Passenger car maintenance
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Finance; Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00139467
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 26 1976 12:00AM