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028			_aInternational Book Distributors _bFlat No. 17, Prakash Apartment , 5 Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi-110002 _c:111873 _d:27/02/2018
082			_a388.40973 VUC
100			_aVukan R Vuchic.
245			_aUrban transit systems and technology _c/ Vukan R Vuchic.
260			_aHoboken, N.J. _b: John Wiley & Sons _c, ©2007.
300			_axvi, 602 pages _b : illustrations, maps _c:26cm.
365			_b10065
505			_aHistory and role of public transportation in urban development -- Urban passenger transport modes -- Vehicle motion and performance -- Transit system performance: capacity, productivity, efficiency, and utilization -- Highway transit: bus, trolleybus, and bus rapid transit -- Rail transit: streetcars/tramways, light rail, rapid transit, and regional rail -- Unconventional concepts and systems: automated guided transit and monorails -- Specialized technology systems -- Paratransit -- Characteristics and comparisons of transit modes.
520			_aThis is the only current and in print book covering the full field of transit systems and technology. Beginning with a history of transit and its role in urban development, the book proceeds to define relevant terms and concepts, and then present detailed coverage of all urban transit modes and the most efficient system designs for each.
655			_aTransportation engineering. _bUrban transportation _bLocal transit _bTransport
700			_aVukan R Vuchic.
942			_cBOOK
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