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Standard Light Rail Vehicle Specification. Technical Section.


PB212688

Publication Date 1972
Page Count 286
Abstract The specification describes a standard United States Light Rail Vehicle. Performance parameters and design characteristics contained in this specification were developed in cooperation with mass transit operators, consulting engineers, and the Urban Mass Transportation Administration. The overall specification is divided in two sections which detail contractural procedures and technical specifications for the manufacture of the light rail vehicle. The report, the technical section, contains comprehensive design specifications for all vehicle components.
Keywords
  • Railroad cars
  • Specifications
  • Urban transportation
  • Rapid transit railways
  • Design criteria
  • Chassis
  • Vehicle wheels
  • Suspension systems(Vehicles)
  • Equipment specifications
  • Materials specifications
  • Performance evaluation
  • Engineering standards
  • Electric propulsion
  • Light rail vehicles
Source Agency
  • Invalid Source Agency Code
NTIS Subject Category
  • 85D - Transportation Safety
Corporate Authors Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
Supplemental Notes Prepared in cooperation with San Francisco Municipal Railway Improvement Corp., Calif. See also PB-212 687.
Document Type Technical Report
Title Note Final rept.
NTIS Issue Number 197224
Standard Light Rail Vehicle Specification. Technical Section.
Standard Light Rail Vehicle Specification. Technical Section.
PB212688

  • Railroad cars
  • Specifications
  • Urban transportation
  • Rapid transit railways
  • Design criteria
  • Chassis
  • Vehicle wheels
  • Suspension systems(Vehicles)
  • Equipment specifications
  • Materials specifications
  • Performance evaluation
  • Engineering standards
  • Electric propulsion
  • Light rail vehicles
  • Invalid Source Agency Code
  • 85D - Transportation Safety
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