Commuter trains are renowned for potentially being cramped and crowded, but they don’t have to be that way. Tiny adjustments to a commuter train’s design – from the width of the doors to the position of the handholds – can have huge impacts on the speed that passengers can get on and off, and can make or break the economics of a train service.
WSJ sits down with train manufacturer Alstom to discover what a perfected commuter train could look like.
Chapters:
0:00 Train carriages are a blank slate
0:38 What influences a train design
2:00 Train doors
2:49 Load monitoring
4:23 Train seats
5:15 Accessibility
5:55 Why there aren’t more futuristic designs
Pro Perfected
Experts in engineering and design break down a ubiquitous problem, examining how the world is built and what can make it better.
#Train #Subway #WSJ
|
The Democrats’ sweeping midterm victory ...
----------------------------------------...
Bess Freedman, CEO of Brown Harris Steve...
Bloomberg Money takes the pulse of your ...
The CNBC Business News Update with Jill ...
Comprehensive cross-platform coverage of...
Meta's new headset is an ultra light hyb...
The U.S. added 165,000 jobs in October, ...
CNBC's Jim Cramer was hoping for one of ...
More privacy, more space and even a doub...
Some Apple investors and fans are saying...
San Francisco Federal Reserve President ...
----------------------------------------...
Why Maria Bamford Isn't Afraid to Talk About Money and Industry Double
In this candid interview, comedian Maria...
The Met Announces a New Gala Theme After a Backlash
Vanessa Friedman, The New York Times’s c...
The Met Announces a New Gala Theme After a Backlash
Vanessa Friedman, The New York Times’s c...
Why Maria Bamford Isn't Afraid to Talk About Money and Industry Double
In this candid interview, comedian Maria...