Tram drivers' comfort optimised
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This third chapter of the book 'Advanced cabin design : how to improve comfort and performance by progressive cabin design' addresses the optimisation of the tram drivers' comfort. The requirements put on trams regarding comfort, safety and capacity are high and numerous at the same time. Trams should be comfortable and safe for passengers and should allow fast getting in and out of the tram. Also, capacity should be enlarged due to the increasing number of passengers. Apart from passengers the driver's cab should meet the driver's needs. The cab should be comfortable for small, long, tender and corpulent drivers, and should stimulate safe driving as well as a good view and clearance. This chapter describes how a Dutch public transport organisation (RET Rotterdam) realised all those goals in a new tram design.
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TNO Identifier
277159
ISBN
90-5986-113-2
Source
Advanced cabin design : how to improve comfort and performance by progressive cabin design, pp. 25-40.
Publisher
TNO
Editor(s)
Bronkhorst, R.E.
Looze, M.P. de
Looze, M.P. de
Place of publication
Hoofddorp
Pages
25-40