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Operating and Maintenance Costs of the TGV High‐Speed Rail System

1989; American Society of Civil Engineers; Volume: 115; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1061/(asce)0733-947x(1989)115

1943-5436

Nicholas M. Brand, Marc M. Lucas,

Transportation Planning and Optimization

In the first section, operating results are reported for the TGV high speed trains (train á grande vitesse) between Paris and Southeast France (TGVPSE) for the years 1984 to 1986 (The TGV has been operated by the French National Railroads since 1981.); their lower‐than‐expected operating costs are also discussed. In the second section the expected cost reductions from second generation 300 km/h (185 mph) commercial speed TGV Atlantique (TGV‐A) trains is outlined. Finally a methodology for estimating costs of TGV service in North American corridors is presented.