Basic research on transportation facilities

F Moavenzadeh discussed guideway facility research needs relating to material and construction. The objective of the author is to complement Moavenzadeh's work by treating facility research needs at systems scales. The discussion deals with the infrastructure problem resulting from failures to develop practical insights from basic understanding of transportation systems. The problem of guideway location is also examined. For article by Moavenzedeh, F, see IRRD 287440. (TRRL)