| Title | Development/Deployment Investigation of H-Bahn System |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 50581 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Silva, L.; Comparato, T.; Watt, C.; Heckelmann, Wolfgang |
| Personal Name Contributor |
Tsapatsaris, Caron; Newman, Carol; Tucker, Richard; Hohne, Rolf; Meetz, Michael; Furboter, Manfred; Pastor, George |
| Source | 352p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration. Transportation Systems Center; SNV Studiengesellschaft Naverkehr mbH |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration. Office of Technology Development and Deployment; Federal Republic of Germany. Bundesministerium fur Forschung und Technologie (Federal Ministry of Research and Technology) |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration; Federal Republic of Germany. Bundesministerium fur Forschung und Technologie (Federal Ministry of Research and Technology) |
| Publication Date | 19810101 |
| Language | English; German |
| Abstract | This report describes and provides the results of an assessment of the H-Bahn Automated Guideway Transit (AGT) system under development in the Federal Republic of Germany. It is a joint U.S. /German technical assessment study that was completed under a bilateral agreement between the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the German Federal Ministry of Research and Technology (MORT). The study was conducted jointly by DOT's Transportation Systems Center and the SNV Studiengesellschaft Nahverkehr mbH. The purpose of this assessment study is: 1) to gather and exchange information in AGT technology; 2) to review problems and solutions encountered during the design, development, implementation, and operation of AGT systems; 3) to obtain information on engineering, economic considerations, operational performance, and public response which can be used in planning future AGT systems; and 4) to provide urban planners with information that will enable them to determine the applicability of AGT systems to their specific transportation problems. The current H-Bahn technology is the result of an iterative design and test process that began in the early 1970s in Berlin, continued in Dusseldorf, and culminated in the construction of the 1.4 kn loop system in Erlangen in 1976. This report focuses on H-Bahn technology tested at the Erlangen test facility. It includes a detailed description of the H-Bahn system, a technological assessment of the system maturity and design, and information about system, capital and operation costs. This report presents the results of a joint U.S. /German technical assessment of the H-Bahn automated guideway transit (AGT) system under development in the Federal Republic of Germany. The system development is progressing with full-scale testing at the 1.4 -km test facility in Erlangen. Siemens and DuWag, the system developers, have tested individual subsystems to gain an acceptable level of performance and maturity of the various system components prior to deployment in urban and special application situations. The present technology is the result of an evolutionary design process, and testing initiated in Berlin and Dusseldorf in 1973. |
| Rosap ID | dot:11958 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11958 |
| TRT Terms | Automated guideway transit; Rail transit; Rapid transit; City planning; Structural design; Railroad bridges; Structural supports; Elevated guideways; Economic factors; Technology assessment; Personal rapid transit; Electric railroads; Monorail transportation; Developers; Personnel |
| General Subjects | H-Bahn (Hangbahn monorail); AGT Systems; International Systems; AGT Technology Deployment; AGT Assessment Study; AGT Stations; Information Exchange; West Germany; E&H Access |
| Classification | AGR - INFRASTRUCTURE - Railroads; NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - High Speed Ground Transportation; NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - RAIL TRANSPORTATION; NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - Rail Safety |
| Geographical Coverage |
Germany |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
00343636 |
| Contract Number | UM136/R1764 |
| Report Number | DOT-TSC-UMTA-81-6; UMTA-MA-06-0069-81-1 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/50000/50500/50581/UMTA_MA_06_0069_81_1_02.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |