SUPERTRAM: METRO'S WELL-TRIED TECHNOLOGY. PART 2

Tyne & Wear Passenger Transport Executive's "Super-Tram" will come into service on the first 12 km. of its 54 km. Metro network in about 18 months' time. Author discusses Metro's technology--its rolling stock, signaling and ticketing arrangements--and looks at some of the major civil engineering works which are turning an underused conventional suburban railway into a modern rapid transit system tailored to the needs of 1980s Tyneside.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/02624079
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Part 1 in RRIS 23 170569; RRIS Bulletin 7801.
• Corporate Authors:

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• Authors:
  • ALDOUS, T
• Publication Date: 1977-12-8

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 630-632
• Serial:
  • NEW SCIENTIST
  • Volume: 76
  • Issue Number: 1081
  • Publisher: REED BUSINESS INFORMATION LTD
  • ISSN: 0262-4079

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fare collection; Light rail transit; Light rail vehicles; Rapid transit; Signaling; Transportation planning; Urban transportation
• Identifier Terms: Tyne and Wear Metro
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00172644
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 29 1981 12:00AM