NTL Record

Title SLRV Engineering Tests at Department of Transportation Transportation Test Center: Volume I--Introduction
Record ID 49169
Source 74p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); Boeing Vertol Company
Publisher United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
Publication Date 19790101
Language English
Abstract The Standard Light Rail Vehicle (SLRV) is a 71-foot vehicle, articulated to negotiate curves down to 32-foot radius and designed to operate at speeds up to 50 mph. Although the basic configuration and performance is standardized, the current operating properties (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and San Francisco Municipal Railway) have specified individual requirements for auxiliary equipment and passenger accommodation. Engineering testing on the SLRV was conducted by the Boeing Vertol Company at the Transportation Test Center in Pueblo, Colorado in accordance with the General Vehicle Test Plans (GSP-064), which are designed to provide the data necessary for quantitative comparison of different transit cars. This report presents the results of the series of tests conducted. The general objective of the test program was to establish a data baseline for the SLRV obtained in accordance with the General Vehicle Test Plans and to provide further experience in the use of the Test Plans in testing urban rail vehicles. Volume I contains a description of the SLRV Test Program and the vehicle, and a summary of the test results.
Rosap ID dot:10641
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10641
TRT Terms Data collection; Electrical measurement; Energy consumption; Equipment; Instrumentation; Light rail vehicles; Performance tests; Performance evaluations; Rapid transit; Specifications; Statistics; Urban transportation; Acceptance tests
Classification NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION;
NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Rail Transit;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Vehicle Design;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Transit Safety and Security
Geographical
Coverage
Colorado
Contract Number DOT-TSC-1062
Report Number DOT-TSC-UMTA79-27,I; UMTA-MA-06-0025-79-3
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/49000/49100/49169/DOT-TSC-UMTA-79-27-1.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository