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A 10 to 20% increase in car body width allows for the accommodation of another seat per row in passenger stock. This has strong effects on both energy efficiency and life cycle costs. |
Technology field: Space utilisation |
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References / Links: Euro Transport Consult 1997; Reemtsema, Kurz 1997; Andersson et al. 2001; Ernst 2001 |
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Related projects: The purchase of the new Copenhagen S-trains |
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date created: 2002-10-09 |
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