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Transbus - Testing and Public Evaluation (Around the Country in 80 Days)
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National West Coast Meeting
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English
Abstract
This paper describes the test and evaluation phases of the Rohr Transbus program which was initiated by the Department of Transportation in 1972.
Vehicle testing was conducted both by Rohr Industries and by the prime contractor, Booz-Allen Applied Research. This report details the scope of this effort made to analyze the integrity and other qualities of these new buses.
An extensive program was conducted to evaluate the public and transit authority acceptance of the new designs incorporated in the Transbuses. This paper describes this program and details some basic information gathered as a result of this evaluation.
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Citation
Atkins, J., "Transbus - Testing and Public Evaluation (Around the Country in 80 Days)," SAE Technical Paper 750735, 1975, https://doi.org/10.4271/750735.Also In
References
- Booz-Allen Applied Research, Inc. Contract
- Barnes K. R. Wetzel J. W. “Transbus - A Requirement for Urban Transportation,” Paper 730725 SAE West Coast Meeting Portland, Oregon August 20-23 1973
- Office of the Secretary Department of Transportation “Travel Barriers,” Washington, D.C. May 1970
- “Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards,”
- Rohr Industries, Inc. “Bus Body Static Structural Test,” Booz-Allen Applied Research February 1974
- Rohr Industries, Inc. “Urban Transit Vehicle - Broadside Collision Test,” Booz-Allen Applied Research November 1974
- Rohr Industries, Inc. “Bumper Impact Tests Prototype DOT Urban Transit Bus,” Booz-Allen Applied Research July 1974
- Rohr Industries, Inc. “Body Structure Crash Simulations by Drop Test,” Booz-Allen Applied Research September 1974