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Re: Half-a**ed-article on the errors of BART Technology
Author: Ed Workman
Date: 03-27-2016 - 11:18
Fred
Thanks for your post
Of course it is entirely too sane for most of this crowd
It did remind me of a few things, so I looked
There were TONS of reports and documents published about BART research
A few of them, not many, can be found online in public domain
Many others SHOULD be made public
Those in the Bay Area who know what a library is should be able to access most. The UC Transportation Center library is a good bet.
An eon ago I found a nearly complete set of monthly progress reports in the trash at PBQ&D and after hauling them around for several years, sent them to WRM, before their library was built- maybe those and some other stuff are available to view.
But to the point
I recall whiners about the power that BART selected. They didn't just come up with the idea over a cup of coffee, or reading a copy of Keily and Ashe's book. Tests/studies were made- there's a reports whose title suggests comparison between 1000v DC and 4160v three phase AC.
But beware, testing of trucks, brakes on and on were made at the DIABLO Test Track
Bwaa Hahahahhaaaah
Besides a selected bibliography of BART stuff by UC, this might be of interest:
"A history of the key decisions in the development of Bay Area Rapid Transit "
Can't find one close by,[yet] so all I know is what the title sez and that it includes things back to the late 40s
Thanks for your post
Of course it is entirely too sane for most of this crowd
It did remind me of a few things, so I looked
There were TONS of reports and documents published about BART research
A few of them, not many, can be found online in public domain
Many others SHOULD be made public
Those in the Bay Area who know what a library is should be able to access most. The UC Transportation Center library is a good bet.
An eon ago I found a nearly complete set of monthly progress reports in the trash at PBQ&D and after hauling them around for several years, sent them to WRM, before their library was built- maybe those and some other stuff are available to view.
But to the point
I recall whiners about the power that BART selected. They didn't just come up with the idea over a cup of coffee, or reading a copy of Keily and Ashe's book. Tests/studies were made- there's a reports whose title suggests comparison between 1000v DC and 4160v three phase AC.
But beware, testing of trucks, brakes on and on were made at the DIABLO Test Track
Bwaa Hahahahhaaaah
Besides a selected bibliography of BART stuff by UC, this might be of interest:
"A history of the key decisions in the development of Bay Area Rapid Transit "
Can't find one close by,[yet] so all I know is what the title sez and that it includes things back to the late 40s
