Innovative Interior Designs for Urban Freight Distribution Using Light Rail Systems
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 freigh...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8bb7f33b993742b3a25a72c33a071aea2022-12-21T18:02:07ZengSpringerOpenUrban Rail Transit2199-66872199-66792017-12-013423825410.1007/s40864-017-0073-1Innovative Interior Designs for Urban Freight Distribution Using Light Rail SystemsJames Kelly0Marin Marinov1NewRail, Mechanical and Systems Engineering School, Newcastle UniversityNewRail, Mechanical and Systems Engineering School, Newcastle UniversityAbstract 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.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40864-017-0073-1MetroUrban freightInterior designAutodesk InventorTyne and Wear metroLight rail |
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| title | Innovative Interior Designs for Urban Freight Distribution Using Light Rail Systems |
| title_full | Innovative Interior Designs for Urban Freight Distribution Using Light Rail Systems |
| title_fullStr | Innovative Interior Designs for Urban Freight Distribution Using Light Rail Systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Innovative Interior Designs for Urban Freight Distribution Using Light Rail Systems |
| title_short | Innovative Interior Designs for Urban Freight Distribution Using Light Rail Systems |
| title_sort | innovative interior designs for urban freight distribution using light rail systems |
| topic | Metro Urban freight Interior design Autodesk Inventor Tyne and Wear metro Light rail |
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