Sheffield tram train pilot One year on - lessons learned

摘要

In 2006, the DfT and Network Rail set up an initiative to explore innovative vehicle options for urban and rural services as part of the replacement programme for the current fleet. During this exercise, the Tram Train concept was revisited following earlier attempts to apply it by BR Research in the 1990s. A Tram Train vehicle is best defined as a tramcar capable of running both on street tramway and heavy rail networks. It is differentiated from other tramway vehicles through being equipped with technology to interface with heavy rail systems, particularly those related to signalling, control and telecommunications. An on-street tramway is defined as a steel rail guided transport system that operates in a street or reserved environment under highway traffic regulations and with line of sight operation (ORR, 2006).