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... A comparative survey of existing LRT systems may help maintenance managers understand the variables affecting maintenance staffing. The purpose of this synthesis report is to document light rail maintenance staffing practices to guide existing and emerging light rail projects.
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... , appears to be better with simpler organizations and fewer job classifications. There also appears to be a fairly consistent range of maintainers-to-manager ratios across the industry, although these vary somewhat by the technical nature of the maintenance function.
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Key Terms

  • maintenance staffing
  • rail maintenance
  • existing light
  • staffing levels
  • rail transit

  • rail vehicle
  • fewer job
  • labor relations
  • nonquantifiable factors
  • maintenance plays

  • fleet maintenance
  • staff productivity
  • maintenance philosophies
  • study focused
  • help maintenance

  • affecting maintenance
  • maintenance history
  • job classifications
  • factors involved
  • document light

  • substantially renewed
  • relations affected
  • rail managers
  • agencies surveyed
  • including budget

  • vary somewhat
  • agency policies
  • staffing practices
  • costs low
  • vehicle fleet


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