Includes bibliographical references (leaves 274-305) Dissertation 2010

Ch.1 Introduction Background and Scope of Study — 1
Study Area — 1
The Problem — 2
General Plan of Study — 3
Bi-monthly Reports — 4
Ch.2 Existing Public Transport Public Transport Service Areas Public Transport Trends — 7
Fares — 9
Characteristics of Public Transport Travel — 11
Operating Characteristics — 13
Plant and Equipment — 15
Financial Results — 16
Non-scheduled Public Transport — 18
Ch.3 Forms of Public Transport Key Considerations in System Choice — 21
Existing Systems — 21
Systems Proposed or Under Development — 23
Conclusion — 24
Ch.4 Planning Characteristics and Projections Source and Planning Data — 25
Presentation of Planning Data — 25
Population Distribution — 25
Households — 31
Employment — 32
Labour Force — 34
Household Income — 35
Car Ownership — 35
Household Income, Car Ownership and House Type — 37
Students and School Enrolment — 38
Summary of Planning Characteristics — 38
Ch.5 Travel Characteristics and Projections Home-interview Survey — 39
Trip Generation (home-based) — 39
Trip Attraction (home-based) — 40
Non-home-base Trips — 40
School Trips — 40
Trip-end Projections — 40
Transport Systems Assumed For Testing — 41
Modal Distribution — 45
Base and Design-year Trip Comparisons — 48
Trip Distribution — 53
Travel Assignments — 54
Ch.6 Recommended System Analysis of Traffic Requirements — 65
Volumes On Recommended System — 67
Lines and Stations - Recommended System — 67
Staging and Implementation — 71
Route Location — 71
Design and Construction — 71
Operation — 71
Revenue, Financing and Economics — 71
Ch.7 Stage Development and the Effects of Implementation Development of the Stage Plan — 73
Traffic By Stages — 74
Implementation and Surface Transport — 74
Implementation and Urban Renewal — 77
Implementation and New Development — 78
Parking At Stations — 79
Ch.8 Route Location and Right of Way Alignment Standards — 81
Right of Way — 81
Routes Investigated — 82
Plans and Profiles — 84
Ch.9 Design and Construction Functional Design — 141
Construction Methods — 145
Design and Costing — 145
Estimates — 147
Construction — 147
Ch.10 Operation and Operating Equipment Capacity — 151
Design of Cars — 152
Peak and Off-peak Services — 152
Station Stop Time — 154
Terminal Time — 154
Early Morning and Evening Services — 154
Method of Electrification — 155
Power Supply — 155
Design and Performance of Trains — 156
Track — 156
Signalling — 157
Telecomunications and Central Control — 157
Ancillary Equipment — 157
Maitenance and Inspection Organisation — 158
Capital Costs For Equipment and Furnishings — 159
Operating Costs — 159
Ch.11 Revenue and Financing Capital Cost Estimates — 161
Operating Expenses — 162
Fares — 162
Revenue — 166
Evaluation of Financial Return — 168
Methods of Financing — 169
Unified Public Transport Organisation — 173
Benefits — 173
The Alternatives — 174
Ch.12 Further Planning and Development Extensions to the Rapid-transit System — 175
New Town Internal Circulation Plans — 175
In Retrospect — 178
Appendix A Existing Transport — 181
Operating Characteristics — 181
Appendix B Planning Characteristics and Projections — 186
Appendix C Travel Characteristics and Projections — 194
Appendix D Line and Station Volumes By Stages — 202
Appendix E Construction Methods — 204
At Grade — 204
Overhead — 204
Underground-cut and Cover — 204
Underground-tunnelling — 206
Underground-caisson — 207
Underground-immersed Tube — 207
Underground-freezing and Grouting — 207
Typical Costs For Running Track — 207
Typical Costs For Stations — 208
Glossary of Technical Terms — 211