Abstract:
Door operator for a transit vehicle including a primary linkage device for driving the door between open and closed positions and for monitoring door position and a secondary linkage device for monitoring door position. Additionally, a device is provided for locking the door in closed position in association with the secondary linkage device.
Abstract:
A door system for a railway passenger vehicle to enable both high and low platform loading of passengers, including a pair of bi-parting doors to be opened for high-level loading, and a low door immediately below the bi-parting doors to be opened with the bi-parting doors for low level loading, and a stair unit coacting with the low door accessible through a trap door, and means for retracting the low door within the car structure behind the stair unit.