A ride assesment of the LEV-1 'railbus' on the Northeast Corridor and Boston and Maine American railroads, with comparative results for the LEV-2 (R3) Derivative (TR-DOS-013)

The Lightweight Experimental Vehicle (LEV), illustrated in Figs 1 and 2, was developed jointly by Leyland Vehicles Ltd and British Railways to investigate whether the adoption of suitable automotive technology could give significant capital cost savings in rail vehicles, without prejudicing long-term reliability. The LEV thus consists largely of parts...