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"Light
Rail Transit, a State of the Art Review 1976" (a classic,
includes an excellent primer on vehicles in Chapter 5)
BOStrab, German
Federal Regulations on the Construction and Operation of LRT Systems
(pdf) English translation 1996. Good reference, BOStrab is an
oft-cited standard in the rail transit field outside of North
America, although there are now many new superseding topic-specific
EU standards.
Additional
data derived from BOStrab, on UK Office of Rail Regulation
Tramway Technical Guidance page. Includes diagrams and other
explanatory information not included in translation linked above.
Transit
Industry Interface with International Standards TCRP J6 (48)
2004 (pdf) Background on evolution of international standards
applicable to Rail Transit
ADA
Guidelines- Light Rail Vehicles & Systems
TCRP
Report 2- Applicability of Low-Floor Light Rail Vehicles in North
America
TCRP
Report 114- Center Truck Performance on Low-Floor Light Rail
Vehicles
Light
Rail Thematic Network project website Extensive information on
EU Light Rail research and design criteria
Trackway
Infrastructure Guidelines for Light Rail Circulator Systems (pdf)
UK
Office of Rail Regulation Tramway Technical Guidance Notes
(numerous useful documents)
 Energy
Recovery, "Ticket to Kyoto" Deliverable 1, March 2011.
Useful summary of energy storage systems and their recent
application to rail transit.
Carbuilder
Survey-5-5-11 Draft- A compilation of modern streetcar vehicle
data submitted to the Subcommittee as part of the Carbuilder Survey.
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