Abstract High levels of pollution and congestion in urban centres are an increasing concern for local councils in the UK. Heavy goods vehicles delivering urban freight to city centres are a leading cause of this problem. This paper discusses the concept of using light rail networks to deliver freight to city centres from surrounding businesses. Specifically, various innovative designs are considered for the interior of the metro carriage and developed into visual models using Autodesk Inventor software. A full evaluation of all the designs developed is completed, resulting in a proposed design for consideration. The conclusion reached is that the proposed interior design is viable and coincides with the future metro fleet designs and concepts.
Innovative Interior Designs for Urban Freight Distribution Using Light Rail Systems
Urban Rail Transit ; 3 , 4 ; 238-254
01.12.2017
17 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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