Car Loading Factor
- Guided
- Advanced
- Calc
Fraction of rated capacity assumed per trip in the up-peak calculation (CIBSE often 0.8).
Where: Guided → Lift (advanced settings) · Advanced → Lift Group
Affects
- Calculated passengers per round trip
- Calculated HC%
Does not affect
- DES physical capacity (simulation always uses full rated capacity as the boarding limit)
Defaults & traps
- A common calc-vs-DES mismatch: loading 0.8 in calc vs full cars in DES.
- ISO worked examples sometimes state design car load as 1.0 — set the factor to match your method note.