Abstract:
In the transit business where individuals, as specification writers, designers, suppliers, builders, or operators, have had the opportunity to become familiar with the particulars of different types of vehicles and equipment it is inevitable that good ideas will be transferred from one vehicle to others. It is the responsibility of the people involved to ensure that the technology being transferred (or first applied) is indeed a correct application. It is hoped that this discussion will provoke some reflection about the degree to which new vehicles draw on existing practice. (Author)
Supplemental Notes:
This paper appeared in Transportation Research Board State-of-the-Art Report 2, Light Rail Transit: System Design for Cost-Effectiveness. Presented at the Conference on Light Rail Transit held May 8-10, 1985, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
