TCRP Report 114:

Center Truck Performance on Low-Floor Light Rail Vehicles

Status: Not for Sale

Size: 86 pages, 8.5 x 11

Publication Year:2006

PDF			About PDF

Important Notice:

To purchase a copy of this report, please visit www.trb.org.

Authors:
Trevor Griffin; Transportation Research Board
Authoring Organizations

Description:
TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 114: Center Truck Performance on Low-Floor Light Rail Vehicles examines performance issues observed in the operation of low-floor light rail vehicle (LFLRV) center trucks (focusing on 70-percent low-floor vehicles), such as excessive wheel ...
Read More

Paste into your Web page:

<!-- Start NAP Book Display -->
<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="175" height="250" id="napbookwrapper" align="middle">
<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" />
<param name="movie" value="http://www.nap.edu/napbookwrapper.swf" />
<param name="quality" value="high" />
<param name="wmode" value="transparent" />
<param name="flashvars" value="wid=542342314920130522194612&record_id=14000" />
<embed src="http://www.nap.edu/napbookwrapper.swf" quality="high" flashvars="wid=542342314920130522194612&record_id=14000" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="175" height="250" name="napbookwrapper" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="always" allowFullScreen="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed>
</object>

Preview

Free Resources

Full Text
Jump to this book's table of contents to begin reading online for free.

Related Items:
Related Titles

No free downloads available for this title.

Reprint Permission
Request permission to license or reprint the book's content through Copyright Clearance Center's Rightslink.

Request Permission to Distribute a PDF

Request Translation Rights

Questions About Rights and Permissions?

Table of Contents
Select a link below to start reading online free!
Front Matter	i-ix
Summary	1-1	(skim)
1.3 Worldwide LFLRV Developments	2-2	(skim)
1.4 Potential Issues	3-3	(skim)
1.6 Dimensions	4-5	(skim)
2.1 Conceptual Development	6-8	(skim)
2.2 Product Development	9-10	(skim)
2.3 Application in the United States	11-19	(skim)
2.4 Summary of Experience	20-20	(skim)
2.6 Trends	21-22	(skim)
3.2 Derailment	23-23	(skim)
3.3 Excessive Wheel and Rail Wear	24-24	(skim)
3.4 Noise	25-25	(skim)
3.6 Contributing Factors	26-34	(skim)
4.1 Purpose and Structure	35-35	(skim)
4.3 Fundamental Guidance	36-36	(skim)
4.4 Vehicle Specifications	37-39	(skim)
4.6 Vehicle Maintenance Guidelines	40-41	(skim)
4.8 Future Vehicle Design	42-42	(skim)
4.9 Infrastructure Guidelines	43-44	(skim)
4.11 Infrastructure Maintenance Standards	45-46	(skim)
4.13 Best Practice for System Design	47-48	(skim)
Chapter 5 - Recommendations for Further Research	49-49	(skim)
Chapter 6 Conclusions	50-50	(skim)
References	51-51	(skim)
Appendix A - TCRP Research Project C-16 Scope of Work	52-64	(skim)
Appendix B - Glossary	65-66	(skim)
Appendix C - Vehicle Data	67-67	(skim)
Appendix D - Track Data and Standards Applicable to the Transit Systems Studied	68-68	(skim)
Appendix E - Track Maintenance Standards	69-71	(skim)
Appendix F - Bibliography	72-76	(skim)
Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications	77-77	(skim)

Description

TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 114: Center Truck Performance on Low-Floor Light Rail Vehicles examines performance issues observed in the operation of low-floor light rail vehicle (LFLRV) center trucks (focusing on 70-percent low-floor vehicles), such as excessive wheel wear and noise and occasional derailments, and provides proposed guidance on how to minimize or avoid these issues. The report also includes suggestions on LFLRV specifications, maintenance, and design, as well as on related infrastructure design and maintenance, to maximize performance of these LFLRV center trucks.

TCRP Report 114:

Center Truck Performance on Low-Floor Light Rail Vehicles

Important Notice:

Citation Manager

Description

Authoring Organizations

Search This Book

SIGN UP FOR...