Title :
Critical issues in two specification and selection of rolling stock for high speed rail service on non-electrified lines
Author :
Scales, Brian T.
Abstract :
The specification and selection of rolling stock for high-speed passenger trains to operate on nonelectrified lines involves a number of critical issues. These issues include economic factors, physical features, safety aspects, operating features and technical options, all of which are described and discussed in detail. The development of a performance specification and a procedure for evaluating proposals from suppliers are given in conclusion
Keywords :
economics; railways; safety; vehicles; economic factors; high-speed passenger trains; nonelectrified lines; operating features; performance specification; physical features; rolling stock selection; rolling stock specification; safety aspects; technical options; Cleaning; Costs; Economics; Fuel economy; Inspection; Maintenance; Petroleum; Procurement; Rails; Railway engineering;
Conference_Titel :
Railroad Conference, 2000. Proceedings of the 2000 ASME/IEEE Joint
Conference_Location :
Newark, NJ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6328-0
DOI :
10.1109/RRCON.2000.870000
