Efficient rail vehicle design – common designing mistakes and options for improvements

To be "competitive" as a railway, operational efficiency is a must. This is often subordinated to other essential aspects, such as practicality, in the context of rail vehicle interior planning. In practice, this leads to the opposite of the desired result. Misunderstood operational effici...

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Published inTransportation research procedia (Online) Vol. 45; pp. 819 - 826
Main Author Rüger, Bernhard
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 2020
Subjects
baggage handling
designing mistakes
dwell time
efficient rail vehicle interiors
passenger comfort
passenger comfort
baggage handling
designing mistakes
efficient rail vehicle interiors
dwell time
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Summary:To be "competitive" as a railway, operational efficiency is a must. This is often subordinated to other essential aspects, such as practicality, in the context of rail vehicle interior planning. In practice, this leads to the opposite of the desired result. Misunderstood operational efficiency concepts such as maximum use of space for sitting can actually lead to a decrease in operational efficiency, operational problems and incidents with serious safety risks. In practice, the attempt to maximise the number of seats on the train leads to fewer available seats due to a lack of space for luggage accommodation and, at the same time, to a longer passenger exchange time.
ISSN:2352-1465
2352-1465
DOI:10.1016/j.trpro.2020.02.088