unit
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definition / explanation
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available pspace
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pspace
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base load
(b-load)
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pspace_km
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That part of the total product that at no time during the loop is taken up by a commuter
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bypass wave
|
-
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A wave which will add a car before it splits
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CCS™
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-
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Trade name for Crowd Control System
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capacity
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pspace
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(a; in calculations, of an area or a vessel) Number of crush load passengers
(b; in casual language) Number of passengers at system maximum load
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car
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-
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A Waverail car. Sometimes used as minimum consist
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crowd control
|
-
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c-load
|
pspace_km
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product generated by a pspace that at one time during the loop is taken up by a commuter
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c-load byproduct
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pspace_km
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That part of c-load that is not taken up by commuters
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commuter traffic
|
passenger_km
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product that is acctually taken up by commuters
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delivery speed
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km/h
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Travel distance (along the track) divided by start-to-end time
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In-car crowd behaviour
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-
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Assumptions used for in-car movement calculation
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inter-car capacity
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pspace
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(crush load) capacity of the inter-car space
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inter-car space
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m²
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Space between the inter-car doors
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DDDSA™
|
-
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Trade name for Demand Driven Dynamic Split Allocation
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end-to-end effect
|
-
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The fact that the centre of the wave 'jumps forward' at decoupling and again at coupling
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fill
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%
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Number of passengers as % of crush
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Maître de Cabine
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-
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'Driver' of a Waverail car, owner or chief steward, ticket seller
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minimum consist
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cars
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Smallest unit on the track
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occupancy
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%
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Number of passengers as % of available pspace.
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product
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pspace_km
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pspace transported over a certain distance
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pspace
|
pspace
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The space that a passenger would occupy in a crush loaded carriage
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regular wave
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-
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A wave which will split off a car before a car is added
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receptivity
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%
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The averaged % of regenerative power feed an electric supply instantly accepts for recycling purposes
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sling effect
|
-
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The matching of the increase in receptivity generated by a decelerating train (decelerating trains) with the power demand from an accelerating train.
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sling factor
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%
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in a synchronised two train acceleration/deceleration scenario: The % of total kinetic energy which is exchangeable without the use of energy accumulators. Chart
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split
(split-off)
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-
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The part of a wave which is split off
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station park
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cars
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The car(s) waiting at a station or accelerating to be added to a wave
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target fill
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%
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The maximum operational fill in a regular wave
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wave
|
-
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A consist (single car 'consist' included) which (a) is non-stopping, (b) adds all encountered cars to the front and (c) can split off cars
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Wbus
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-
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The Minibus system that operates on the same route and in conjunction with Waverail
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Glossary
