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Jane's Urban Transport Systems

Survey the systems, manufacturers and consultants within the global public transport market with Jane's Urban Transport Systems. City-by-city, you can analyse the world's public transport systems and access details of both current operations and future plans. Traffic statistics are given for all operations wherever they are available, together with fleet lists and numbers in service. Key contact details are also provided, enabling you to both locate new suppliers and identify market opportunities. Also within Jane's Urban Transport Systems are approximately 1,500 of the manufacturers involved in the urban transport industry. Contact details, background to the companies, companies' product lines, contracts gained and future plans are all detailed. The product also covers numerous consultancy services associated with the industry.

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Commonly Used Terms:
ABS - Anti-lock Braking System, ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act, AFC - Automated Fare Collection, AGT - Automated Guided Transit, ATC - Automatic Train Control, ATO - Automatic Train Operation, ATP - Automatic Train Protection, ATS - Automatic Train Supervision, AVL - Automatic Vehicle Location, AVO - Automatic Vehicle Operation, AVP - Automatic Vehicle Protection, AVS - Automatic Vehicle Supervision, BOT - Build, Operate and Transfer, BRT - Bus Rapid Transit, CAG - Computer-Aided Gear changing, CCTV - Closed Circuit Television, CKD - Completely Knocked Down, CMS - Control and Management/Monitoring System, CNG - Compressed Natural Gas, CTC - Centralised Traffic Control, DBOM - Design, Build, Operate, Maintain, demu - diesel-electric multiple-unit, dmu - diesel multiple-unit, DOT - Double-O-Tube (tunnel construction), DPTAC - Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (accessible buses), DTC - Direct Train Control, EEV - Enhanced Environmental Vehicle, EGS - Easy Gear Shift, E&M - Engineering & Maintenance, emu - electric multiple-unit, Euro-1, Euro-2, Euro-3 - European Exhaust Emission Standards, FFGA - Full Funding Grant Agreement, GLT - Guided Light Transit, GPS - Global Positioning System, GRP - Glass-Reinforced Plastic, GTO - Gate Turn-Off, gvw - Gross Vehicle Weight, HEV - Hybrid-Electric Vehicle, HOV - High-Occupancy Vehicle, HVAC - Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning, ICMU - Interference Current Monitoring Unit, IGBT - Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor, LHD - Left-Hand Drive, LNG - Liquefied Natural Gas, LPG - Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LRT - Light Rapid Transit, LRV - Light Rail Vehicle, M - Motor, MO.MO - Modular Metro concept, MSS - Maintenance Support System, OTRB - Over-the-Road Bus (bus characterised by an elevated passenger deck located over a baggage compartment) (US), PPD - Passengers Per Day, PRT - Personal Rapid Transit, PTE - Passenger Transport Executive, RER - Réseau Express Régional, RHD - Right-Hand Drive, S-Bahn - High frequency heavy rail suburban passenger service (Austria, Germany & Switzerland), SCR - Selective Catalytic Reduction, SLF - Super Low Floor, SPV/SPE - Special Purpose Vehicle/Entity, T - Trailer, TETRA - TErrestrial Trunked RAdio, TGV - Train à Grande Vitesse, TPT - Train Positioning and Tracking, U-Bahn - Underground metro system (Austria and Germany), UITP - the International Union of Public Transport, ULT - Ultra Light Transit, VLRS - Variable Level Rail System, VVVF - Variable Voltage Variable Frequency, WAP - Wireless Application Protocol, Proposed: - System proposal, usually prior to any funding application/agreement., Planned: - System with study/ies being undertaken or completed and/or funding application and/or approval., Under construction: - Civil works and/or system construction work being undertaken., Light rail: - Lightweight vehicles, running on lightweight track, often using bus-derived technology and simple supporting infrastructure, such as stops/stations and civil works and frequent street-running., Metro: - Heavy-rail-based, usually frequent passenger service, sometimes operating on existing and shared track, with heavier infrastructure and vehicles, often subterranean., Trolleybus: - Rubber-tyred, passenger transport powered by overhead supply. (Not to be confused with US 'trolley', which is often referred to as 'streetcar', which is either a tram or a light rail vehicle (LRV) system.), Tram: - Europe and elsewhere. LRV, usually street-running. In the US, small, rubber-tyred passenger-carrying vehicle, often articulated or linked, in specialised situations, such as airport transport and leisure/tourist activities, sometimes park-and-ride operations.