Design, fabrication and test of two new State-of-the-Art Cars (SOAC) whose objective is to demonstrate the current state-of-the-art in rail rapid transit vehicle technology were carried out. Passenger convenience and operating efficiency were primary goals. The SOAC features a DC-DC chopper in the propulsion system, separately excited DC traction motors, all-steel construction (with molded fiberglass ends), and vandal-resistant and fire-retardant materials in the interior. This volume, Volume 1 of a two-volume report, covers the development program through engineering testing; including data on design and performance, propulsion and braking, subsystems, test program, mockup and demonstration programs, and economic analysis.


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    Title :

    SOAC (State-of-the-Art Car) Development Program. Volume I. Design, Fabrication and Test


    Publication date :

    1974


    Size :

    193 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English