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Appendix a Monorail Database Formatted 1.13.2020.Xlsx
Appendix A Global Scan Summary Number and Type Location Year Open Length # Stations Ridership (Daily Average) Ridership (Annual) Speed Travel Time Design/Construction Cost Infrastructure Technology/Guidence System of Vehicles Australia, 1989 (Closed 2017) Straddle-beam Steel box beam Broadbeach Australia, Queensland, Sea 1986 1.2 miles 2 17 mph $3M (Australian) 3, 9-car trains Straddle-beam Von Roll Mk II World 500 V AV power, generator provided to clear trains in emergencies. Built to operate 12 minutes (entire Von Roll Type III, 6, Australia, Sydney 1988 (Closed 2013) 2.24 miles 8 70 million (lifetime) 21 mph (average) $55 million USD Straddle-beam autonomously, breakdowns loop) 7-car trains (construction) soon after opening led to $10-15 million USD decision to retain drivers for (demolish) each train Approx. $550,000 dollars Belgium, Lichtaart 1975 1.15 miles 3 4.7 mph 15 minutes Straddle-beam Schwarzkopf (1978) 2021 (proposed Capacity of 150,000 $650 million Brazil, Salvador 12.4 miles 22 Straddle-beam BYD Skyrail estimate) passengers a day (approximately) 54 seven-car trains 500,000 (estimated once fully $1.6 billion (estimated for Brazil, Sao Paulo, 12 min (50 minutes (total once Phase 1: 2016 4.7 miles (out of 17 6 (out of 18 completed) entire project, not clear CITYFLO 650 automatic train Line 15 (Expresso 50 mph (average) end to end once completed), Straddle-beam Phase 2: 2018 miles planned) planned) 40,000 passengers per hour what is included in this control Tiradentes) fully completed) Bombardier Innova per direction amount) -
Optimisation of Traction and Fixing Systems in Suspended Monorails
This paper is part of the Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Railway Engineering Design and Operation (CR 2016) www.witconferences.com Optimisation of traction and fixing systems in suspended monorails J. Yunta, D. Fernandez, D. Garcia-Pozuelo, V. Diaz, B. L. Boada & M. B. Ramírez Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, Instituto para la Seguridad de los Vehículos Automóviles (ISVA), Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain Abstract Means of transport are a key point in the development of countries and the population interconnection, so the continuous improvement of them is an obligation and a challenge as well. The mean of transport selected for improvement is the monorail, which serves as a single rail track to transport cargo or passengers. In most cases, the monorail drives around suspension, but can also drive at ground level or tunnels. The aim of this work is the analysis of the optimisation design and technical feasibility of the traction and fixing systems of the monorail. A comparative technical analysis of these systems has been carried out to quantify them, assessing the strengths and weaknesses. Once the system idea to develop and optimise is defined, basic parameters and characteristics of the system are detailed, commercial elements are selected and a traction-fixing system model is modelled. The traction-fixing system has also been optimised with various loading limited conditions like static, modal and thermal analysis. FEM with Abaqus/CAE and CAD-CAM modelling with AutoCAD have been used in this work. Keywords: suspended monorail, optimisation, comparative technical analysis, design alternative, FEM, computer simulations, 3D modelling. 1 Introduction The monorail is a mean of transport in which carriages are moved in suspension or on a single rail structure and they are used for carrying passengers or cargo [1]. -
Table of Contents
DMJM+HARRIS Monorail Technology Assessment TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES 6 LIST OF TABLES 6 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 7 2.0 PURPOSE OF ASSESSMENT 12 3.0 SCOPE OF WORK 12 4.0 METHODOLOGY 12 5.0 INITIAL SCREENING OF TECHNOLOGIES 14 5.1 Insufficient Information Available for Determination 14 5.2 Systems No Longer Marketed 14 5.3 System Characteristics Inconsistent with Needs of Montgomery County 15 5.4 Systems Recommended for Further Evaluation 16 5.4.1 Systems in Operation 16 5.4.2 Systems in Development 16 5.5 Classification of Candidate Systems 17 6.0 REFINEMENT OF LIST 18 7.0 MEASURES OF EFFECTIVENESS 24 8.0 COMPARISON BETWEEN MODES OF TRANSPORTATION 25 8.1 Overview 25 8.2 Proposed Measures of Effectiveness 25 8.2.1 Capacity 25 8.2.2 Speed 25 8.2.3 Cost 25 8.3 Other Factors 26 12/18/2001 Final 2 DMJM+HARRIS Monorail Technology Assessment 8.3.1 Automation 26 8.3.2 Expandability 26 8.3.3 Maintenance 26 8.3.4 Yard and Shop 26 8.3.5 Safety 26 8.3.6 Compatibility 26 8.3.7 Maneuverability 27 8.3.8 Visual impacts 27 9.0 PROJECT REVIEW TEAM INPUT 27 9.1 General Concerns Regarding Monorail Technologies 27 9.2 Evaluation of Measures of Effectiveness 28 10.0 SYSTEMS REVIEWED IN DETAIL 28 10.1 OTG HighRoad 28 10.1.1 Background/System Description 28 10.1.2 Existing Locations 28 10.1.3 Vehicle/Guide way/Station Description 28 10.1.4 Capacity 30 10.1.5 Costs 30 10.1.6 Feasibility 30 10.1.7 Environmental Considerations 31 10.2 Futrex 32 10.2.1 Background/System Description 32 10.2.2 Existing Locations 32 10.2.3 Vehicle/Guide way/Station Description 32 -
GUIDEWAY DESIGN and FABRICATION METHOD for the SPARTAN SUPERWAY a MS Project Presented to the Faculty of the Department of Mecha
GUIDEWAY DESIGN AND FABRICATION METHOD FOR THE SPARTAN SUPERWAY A MS Project Presented to The Faculty of the Department of Mechanical Engineering San José State University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Science By Liwei Lu 12th Dec 2020 GUIDEWAY DESIGN AND FABRICATION METHOD FOR THE SPARTAN SUPERWAY By Liwei Lu APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SAN JOSÉ STATE UNIVERSITY Dec 2020 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Burford Furman, Ph.D. (Chair) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Swenson, International Institute of Sustainable Transportation ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- James Mokri, Lecturer of ME Department, SJSU ABSTRACT The preliminary design for the guideway elements was undertaken throughout the semester. Straight guideway beam, curved guideway beam, supporting structure, and heat expansion joint has been modeled and analyzed. The current design for the guideway for SPARTAN Superway project followed the concept of SAFEGE (Société Anonyme Française d' Etude de Gestion et d' Entreprises, named after a French Company) type guideway. It’s a rectangular hollow steel beam with an open bottom, and outside of the hollow steel beams there are ribs that can hold the shape of the guideway from collapsing. Finite element analysis (FEA) method is the main approach when designing the guideway. After the FEA design study, a 0.1-inch wall thickness and 48 inches rib spacing has been determined, which will give the guideway the best performance. FEA study shows that all the guideways and support structures designed have a factor of safety 5.0 or above, and the maximum deflection of all the guideways and supporting structures are fulfilling the L/800 spec. It can also handle a magnitude 6.9 earthquake and a 115mph wind load. -
Considering Monorail Rapid Transit for North American Cities
Considering Monorail Rapid Transit for North American Cities Ryan R. Kennedy Table of Contents INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................2 PART ONE—Defining Monorail..................................................................................3 A. Monorail Types…3 B. Characteristics of Monorail Technology...7 Conclusion...11 PART TWO—Straddle Monorail Systems and Technology.................................12 A. Aerial Structures...13 B. Straddle Monorail Vehicles...18 C. Straddle Monorail Implementation...25 Conclusion...27 PART THREE—Monorail as Cost-effective Urban Transportation.....................28 A. Monorail Capital Costs...29 B. Comparing Conventional Rail Systems to Monorail...33 Conclusion...40 GENERAL CONCLUSION..........................................................................................42 REFERENCES.................................................................................................................43 Cover Picture: Seattle Alweg Monorail built in 1962. Source: Seattle Times 1 INTRODUCTION Monorails have often been lumped together with flying cars as part of a naïve, cartoonish vision of the future. Despite the immense popularity monorails have had with the general public, this form of transportation has been mainly relegated to world’s fairs and amusement parks. Recently, however, a number of major, transit-grade monorails have either been built or are in the construction or planning phase. Japan is clearly the leader -
International Journal for Scientific Research & Development
IJSRD - International Journal for Scientific Research & Development| Vol. 3, Issue 03, 2015 | ISSN (online): 2321-0613 Monorail a Guided System Be an Approving Transit System in Developing Countries like India Rewati S. Marathe1 N. D. Hajiani2 1M.E Student 2Associate Professor 1Department of Transportation Engineering 2Department of Civil Engineering 1,2L.D. College of Engineering, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India Abstract— Transportation systems play a significant role in the early use by Japan. Tokyo Monorail, one of the world's the healthy development and functioning of Communities busiest, averages 127,000 passengers per day and has served from the local to national levels in India. There is need for over 1.5 billion passengers since 1964. Monorails have seen new and improved transportation systems in India. Cities continuing use in niche shuttle markets and amusement play a vital role in promoting economic growth and parks. prosperity. The development of cities largely depends upon Modern mass transit monorail systems use their physical, social, and infrastructure. Commuters in the developments of the ALWEG beam and tyre approach, with cities are faced with acute road congestion, rising air only two suspended types in large use. Monorail pollution, and a high level of accident risk. These problems configurations have also been adopted by maglev trains. cannot be solved without a concise and sound urban Chongqing Rail Transit in China has adopted a unique transport approach, to deal with such problem Monorail is a ALWEG-based design with rolling stock is much wider than good solution. most monorails, with capacity comparable to heavy rail. Key words: Monorail, urban transportation, metro rail, This is because Chongqing is criss-crossed by numerous transit system hills, mountains and rivers, therefore tunneling are not feasible except in some cases (Line 1 and future Line 6) due I. -
Monorail Assessment Report for the I-24 Southeast Corridor
MONORAIL ASSESSMENT REPORT FOR THE I-24 SOUTHEAST CORRIDOR FINAL REPORT Prepared for: Tennessee Department of Transportation Prepared by: January 2015 MONORAIL ASSESSMENT REPORT FOR THE I-24 SOUTHEAST CORRIDOR Table of Contents OVERVIEW SUMMARY ............................................................................................. OS-1 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE .......................................................................... OS-1 2.0 MONORAIL TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW ............................................................... OS-2 3.0 KEY OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS ................................................................ OS-3 3.1 Speed .................................................................................................................... OS-4 3.2 Ride ....................................................................................................................... OS-4 3.3 Switching ............................................................................................................... OS-4 3.4 Safety and Evacuation .......................................................................................... OS-4 3.5 Evacuation ............................................................................................................ OS-4 3.6 Rubber Tired Traction and Guidance ................................................................... OS-5 3.7 Energy Consumption ............................................................................................ OS-5 3.8 Acceleration and -
Monorails in Japan: an Overview Publictransit.Us Special Report No
Monorails In Japan: An Overview publictransit.us Special Report No. 9 Leroy W. Demery, Jr. June 22, 2005 Copyright 2005, Leroy W. Demery, Jr. A web-based publication of P.O. Box 6076 Vallejo, CA. 94591-6076 www.publictransit.us (707) 557-7563 (707) 557-6735 fax Use Policy. Our goal is to make information on publictransit.us widely available. You are welcome to quote and use excerpts from publictransit.us documents, provided you credit the authors. Most documents are posted in HTM or PDF format. Contact us at [email protected] if you need other formats. Just let us know how you plan to use it. Comments and suggestions are also welcome. Monorails In Japan: An Overview June 22, 2005 1 Table of Contents Abstract 4 I. Introduction 5 Notes on Transcription 8 Other Details 8 II. The Monorail Market Niche 11 III. Monorail and Other Modal Specifications 14 IV. Criteria For Application 16 V. Small-Scale Installations 18 東京 Tōkyō 豊島園 Toshima-en amusement park (1951-?) 19 東京 Tōkyō 上野懸垂線 Ueno Suspended Line (Ueno Park) 19 奈良 Nara 奈良ドリームラン Nara Dreamland 20 犬山 Inuyama 20 川崎 Kawasaki 読売(よみうり)ランド Yomiuriland (1964-1978) 21 名古屋 Nagoya 東山公園 Higashiyama Park (1964-1974) 22 川崎 Kawasaki - 向ヶ丘 Mukōgaoka (1966-2000) 23 姫路 Himeji (1966-1974) 24 横浜 Yokohama (1966-1967) 25 大阪Ōsaka - Expo ‘70 (1970) 26 VI. The Large-Scale Prototypes 26 Monorails In Japan: An Overview June 22, 2005 2 東京 Tōkyō 東京モノレール Tōkyō Monorail 26 鎌倉 Kamakura 湘南モノレール Shōnan Monorail 33 VII. Unrealized Plans 35 VIII. Standards Adopted For Supported and Suspended Monorails 39 IX. -
February–July 2015
February–July 2015 February 13 — Bus carrying 60 passengers struck by freight train in Nuevo Leon State, northeast Mexico, killing at least 16 2 — Toyama City and Toyama Chiho Railway announced passengers and injuring 30 others start of local line and tram line operations under Hokuriku Shinkansen elevated section at Toyama 16 — About 30 tank wagons of freight train hauling petroleum Station from 14-March opening of Hokuriku Shinkansen, derailed in West Virginia, USA, before exploding and with extension of about 160 m from station south catching fire, causing large conflagration and black exit to below elevated section; Toyama City bearing smoke. Evacuation orders issued to nearby residents construction cost with local railway using vertical separation of operations. Plans to elevate conventional 16 — Toshiba announced delivery of 2 DC electric line and link with north exit of Toyama Station as Toyama locomotives (EL120 class) to Nagoya Railroad as first Light Rail delivery to private railway in about 45 years; small 4-axle locomotive shares many parts with electric railcars 3 — Train derailed on Harlem Line of Metro-North Railway at Valhalla suburbs in New York, USA, after hitting car 20 — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi Corporation, on line, causing explosion and fire killing 6 people Hitachi Ltd., and Kinki Sharyo, announced order for including driver and injuring 15 others Doha Metro system in Qatar as joint venture with large French maker Thales; 3 lines totalling some 886 km to 4 — Small twin-prop ATR72-600 plane belonging -
Local Government and Innovation for Sustainable Mobility Soichiro Minami
Local Government and Innovation for Sustainable mobility Soichiro Minami To cite this version: Soichiro Minami. Local Government and Innovation for Sustainable mobility. 2021. hal-03184346 HAL Id: hal-03184346 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03184346 Preprint submitted on 29 Mar 2021 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. The documents may come from émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de teaching and research institutions in France or recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires abroad, or from public or private research centers. publics ou privés. Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike| 4.0 International License FONDATION FRANCE-JAPON DE L’EHESS FFJ DISCUSSION PAPER #21-01 Local Government and Innovation for Sustainable mobility Soichiro Minami (Policy Research Institute for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism) 2018 FFJ/Valeo Fellow March 2021 Fondation France-Japon de l’EHESS (FFJ) 54, boulevard Raspail 75006 Paris - [email protected] F FFJ Discussion Paper Series #21-01 F March 2021 J D I Local Government and Innovation S for Sustainable mobility C U Soichiro Minami S S I Abstract O N This paper traces the interdependent development cycle of institutions and technology concerning sustainable mobility by analyzing the relationship between innovation and transportation policy in P A local governments. This paper spells out local government solutions to mobility problems using P Sustainable Innovative Mobility Means (SIMM). -
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Transactions on the Built Environment vol 33, © 1998 WIT Press, www.witpress.com, ISSN 1743-3509 Re-emergence of People Movers A.S. Jakes Jakes Associates, Inc., Jakes Plaza, 1940 TheAlameda, Suite 200, Email: jai9330@aol. com Abstract This paper reviews how various newly-developed People Mover technologies have solved visitor circulation needs in many resort complexes in the United States and selected countries. This approach can be duplicated in many cities worldwide since the level of ridership in environments such as Las Vegas, Nevada frequently exceeds levels typically found in medium-sized transit systems worldwide. We focus particularly on existing proven technologies and specific installations including the following: Ropeway Horizontal Elevators (Mirage, Primadonna, Circus-Circus and Sun City Automated People Mover installations); Monorails (MGM Grand-Bally's Monorail and its expansion plans); Minirails (Prim City Unitrak system); Beltways (Monte Carlo and Bellagio systems under construction); Miscellaneous. While the transit industry still perceives People Movers as an unwelcome novelty and as disturbing the daily routine of conventional transportation planning, the recent re-emergence of innovative, lower-cost People Mover technologies and the resultant successful installations worldwide prove otherwise. Defying the 'laws of gravity' held by a majority of conventional transit consultants may no longer be allowed as millions of satisfied riders continue to praise new technologies. Over 160 'standalone' People Mover technologies (developed to date) are no longer emerging; on the contrary, they have emerged fully, with 17% proven in operation and 22% proven on a test track. Many of the remaining 61% are currently struggling for funding to prove their viability. -
Improving Urban Transportation India
Urban, suburban, interurban and regional public TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES improving the Economy and the Living Standards of the Population in India Once upon a Time Transport in India Feature Article in Pictures by Dr. Frank Wingler, February 2020 ANNEXURE: Picture Gallery of Indian Metro Rail in Operation Urban, suburban, interurban and regional public TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES improving the Economy of India and the Living Standards of the Population “Incredible India” is the slogan of the Indian Ministry for Tourism. The often chaotic traffic situation in India is “incredible” for those, who cannot see the hidden rules behind the traffic chaos. Feature Article in Pictures by Dr. Frank Wingler, February 2020 ANNEXURE: Picture Gallery of Indian Metro Rail in Operation 1 Chaotic Traffic in India A Mix of “Para Transit Modes”, Buses, On-Demand Mini-Buses and Rickshaws, Hand pulled Carts, Delivery Goods Transport, individual private Cars, Bikes, Bike-Rickshaws and Pedestrians fighting for a Tournament through clogged Streets I. PREFACE/INTRODUCTION Traffic congestion has increased dramatically in India. Congestion and the associated Slow Urban Mobility can have a huge adverse impact on both the quality of life and the economy. Are all cities in India congested or just some of them? Are Delhi and Mumbai less or more congested than, say, Patna and Varanasi? Are mobility and congestion different within cities across the centre and periphery, and at different times of the day? What does the future hold? – see: Ejaz Ghani :India’s Urban Mobility and Congestion Problem; 01. Oct. 2018, 01:06 AM IST: The State of Urban Mobility in Indian Cities 2 “URBAN MOBILITY” in India`s Mega Cities Chaotic Traffic in Chandni Chowk, Delhi | PTI While the majority of Indian citizens still live in rural areas, last estimated at 70 percent of the total population — cities in India are also growing, with the number of inhabitants currently in the hundreds of millions.