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ModernStreetcar.org |
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Resources
Streetcar Subcommittee
Vehicles
Contact
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American Public Transportation Association (APTA) APTA Streetcar Subcommittee main website Light Rail Transit Association (publishers of Tramways & Urban Transport) NYC Subway Resources (comprehensive photo coverage of the world's rail transit systems) Public Transport.NET (comprehensive photo coverage of European tramway systems) PT Access- Public Transport Systems' Accessibility for People with Disabilities in Europe Toronto Transit Commission- website covering new low-floor streetcars Tramstore 21 Website on design and construction of tram depots (a.k.a. maintenance facilities) Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Transportation Research Board (TRB) TRB Light Rail Transit Committee Trams in France- Extensive photo coverage of French tramway systems Urban Track Project-an EU funded research project which aims at the development of innovative track products to fit in a harmonised European market |
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ADA Guidelines- Light Rail Vehicles & Systems BOStrab (German Federal Regulations on the Construction and Operation of LRT Systems). 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. Link goes to the UK Office of Rail Regulation Tramway Technical Guidance page, with BOStrab and other docs. Carbuilder Survey-5-5-11 Draft- A compilation of modern streetcar vehicle data submitted to the Subcommittee as part of the Carbuilder Survey. Energy Recovery, "Ticket to Kyoto" Deliverable 1, March 2011. Useful summary of energy storage systems and their recent application to rail transit. Dr. Harry Hondius- annual article on low-floor vehicle market, 2011 from Metro Report International. Light Rail Thematic Network project website Extensive information on EU Light Rail research and design criteria "Light Rail Transit, a State of the Art Review 1976" (a classic, includes an excellent primer on vehicles in Chapter 5) "How Shared Space Challenges Conventional Thinking about Transportation Design" good article on shared streets from Planitzen
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 TCRP Report 155- Track Design Handbook for Light Rail Transit. The long-awaited second edition of Report 57. Trackway Infrastructure Guidelines for Light Rail Circulator Systems (pdf) Tramways and Buses with a High Level of Service in France. Great paper from CERTU on French tramway practice. Transit Industry Interface with International Standards TCRP J6 (48) 2004 (pdf) Background on evolution of international standards applicable to Rail Transit UK Office of Rail Regulation Tramway Technical Guidance Notes (numerous useful documents)
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Photos: as credited, (thank you to all contributors) Rev 3/4/13 |
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