A Methodology for Evaluating the Maintenance of High Speed Passenger Train Trucks

Details

• Creators:
  Krauter, Allan I. ; Smith, Richard L.
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Analysis
  • Costs
  • High speed rail
  • Life cycle costing
  • Maintenance management
  • Maintenance practices
  • Mathematical models
  • Passenger cars
  • Planning
  • Specifications
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FRA/ORD-78/73 ; DOT-TSC-FRA-78-7
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
• Abstract:
  This report describes the application of a methodology, the simulation cost model (SCM), to the economic aspects of maintaining high speed passenger train trucks. The methodology provides a description of truck maintenance, gives the annual costs for this maintenance, and allows sensitivity analyses and time projections to be made. The report first reviews and classifies present and near-term trucks for consideration by the methodology. The SCM methodology is then presented and described. It is applied to two trucks -- the truck of the Metroliner (powered) and that of the Amcoaches (unpowered). These applications are used to indicate data requirements, to present the type of results obtainable from the technique, and to show how the results can be used. The relationship between the SCM and truck specifications is explored.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DOT-TSC-1308
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11592/dot_11592_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.54 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:1a9d41fa90be01a2ed7d46f36317ae9297f63783534d2290bfaf7820803c61be