A Comparison of Some New Light Rail and Automated-Guideway Systems
@inproceedings{Fox2017ACO, title={A Comparison of Some New Light Rail and Automated-Guideway Systems}, author={D. Fox}, year={2017} }
The past decade has seen dramatic developments in urban rail transit, particularly in the field of light rail transit (LRT). At the same time, several proprietary automated systems have been developed and deployed, often claiming superior levels of service and cost-effectiveness. Data are now becoming available that make it possible to check, for the first time, how well the new automated-guideway transit (AGT) systems are meeting their promoters' claims, and to compare such systems with the… CONTINUE READING