Train developed by my friend.

[silver760]

Hardly rocket science.

[NightFlyyer]

Maybe not, but no one else did it, hence the patent.

[mikesndbs]

Looks good, not a new idea of course!

Here in the UK in the days of steam trains express trains would set out for the the South West Coast of the UK with a slip coach attached at the rear, at a given point the coach would slip (detach) from the main train that would rush on to its final destination, the slip coach would be manually slowed to a stop at a local station.

[NightFlyyer]

Thanks kindly for your comments.

[Bryson5258]

wow that does make alot of since in a way that would work!

[NightFlyyer]

Well I am not the inventor, but you could call Bud at the number if you really interested as he lives on the Rogue River and they don't have internet out there. He has very detailed plans and drawings.

The detachable shuttle cars are self powered electrically to.

[kevorkian123]

Would work great as a single destination express system. Perhaps to replace a commuter line.

Other then that ,the logistics its useless. Which is probably why no one has built it.

Are the cars themselves powered ?OR just the first , or engine , car ? Without powered cars , how would the car at the station catch up ? Or are we expecting the incline from the station to accelerate it enough ??

I would defently be intrested in reading a more detailed plan. Can you post more info please ?

[ordi75]

Hahahah,nice video,especially at the beginning,when you we're flying.:)

[NightFlyyer]

Haha. Thanks.

[undertake782]

YES! Maglev trains! I hope they do this! It'll also be faster because they can go up to 300 MPH and since the train doesn't touch the track, there will be less friction which means longer lasting parts.

[synman95]

who built the model of it

[NightFlyyer]

Bud built all the models.

[moolikeacow2]

Very interesting idea.

[outlaw662sr]

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[danshyu]

Great concept, but please give it a better name. The term Scat is kinda... well... go look it up on wiki I guess...

[Jarrydoyle]

well i think its a great name, like scatter when the back of the train breaks apart s scat is a great name

[flysn8k]

I don't understand why this video only has 1100 views... I'm from France and this is great!

[NightFlyyer]

I only put it up yesterday...Thanks.

[ntrains]

this should be built

[NightFlyyer]

I agree.

[joehandsome99]

Great concept. I would like to see that used.

5 Stars ~ Eric

[RacerLamboMurcie18]

um..... i dont live in the US so how far is Anaheim to L.A.?

[NightFlyyer]

About 45 miles. It is an hour and half drive on the Freeway each way during rush hour....and way longer if someone screws up. These days, rush hour is mostly all day. LOL.

[RacerLamboMurcie18]

aha nice, then this is a good system

[rcfan238]

45 miles in 18 minutes is an average rate of speed of 150 miles per hour, that is AMAZING. I have heard of these things, but I thought they traveled around 60, 70 mph. I had no idea they went in excess of 150 mph.

[NightFlyyer]

Thats Average estimated time, Stops slowdowns, etc. It is just an estimate. But I have been on the Bullet train in Japan, and that is over 150, no sweat.

[rcfan238]

Wow, I bet that was quite a ride. Of course it probably didn't feel like you were going nearly that fast did it? I hope your friend is successful with this. Hopefully one day in the near future something like this will be done. Maybe this video will get his idea some exposure.

[NightFlyyer]

There aren't many other alternatives to gridlock and it seems to be getting worse. The costs would be less than any other venue we have studied. The only other choice is to do nothing.

[azh01e]

They should get a new acromyn, SCAT IS nastiness...

[lostintimeBC]

i assume he pitched this idea already

i like it the only draw back i see is the cost

to build it

might be too simple of a solution for city hall

[NightFlyyer]

It may be more expensive in the long run to sit back and do nothing, but it is way less expensive than any other venue we have studied.

[nottilus]

very interesting dave, reminds me of minority report, and the type of advanced transportation they had, this is the beginning of perfecting this earths transportation problems. i think we should look into this alittle more

[NightFlyyer]

Thanks very much. Our only other choice is to do nothing, you know.

[glrmustangs]

i think it would work

[RacerLamboMurcie18]

how would it refuel? or would it use electricity running along the tracks to run it? or even magnet levitation?

[NightFlyyer]

See the description box. It describes a middle "Power Rail" for electrical energy.

[RacerLamboMurcie18]

and also, what would allow the cars to detach and attach on command? im guessing it would be an electro magnet right?

[NightFlyyer]

They will use the same exact technology that they already use on automated rail car coupling that has been done for over 50 years successfully, thus proving the reliability.

[Skydive4ever]

Interesting concept, good luck to your friend.

[NightFlyyer]

Thanks very much.

[Mikemc]

Maybe just build a regular old LRT down the center of the highway.

[Mikemc]

I dunno... I think the upkeep would be a bit much. If you use a train, you'd need to worry about track switches and the possibility of derailment. If you used tires like a car, there'd be more cost towards replacing rips, punctures, braking and traction in winter. Plus each car would need it's own motor to catch up to the rest of the train.

Then there's security. The whole setup would need fences as well as drunks getting caught in the door and causing the car to wait another 10 minutes?

[RacerLamboMurcie18]

actually that may not be entirely true, the cars go off a little ramp when they get off from a station and if there was a motor to give a certain amount of push to each car when it was going down the ramp to catch up to the train it would work, right?

[NightFlyyer]

Exactly. The engineers looking at it say it will work too.

[NightFlyyer]

Those are really mInor details that have already been successfully addressed at other automated transit systems and could be worked out. Drunks should get caught in the door, if their on their way to work.  LOL.

[whynot9899]

Good Idea.

[NightFlyyer]

Thanks.

[miledbill]

Looks like it would work if everybody and the right amount of money were behind the project. I like it, far out!

[NightFlyyer]

Thanks very much.

[ssrc30]

Great idea. That would definitely work for the more congested cities like LA, NYC Toronto........

[Shaquib96]

WOOT! TORONTO!

[NightFlyyer]

Yep. Thanks much.

[jeflatt]

looks like a great idea. keep it up dave

[NightFlyyer]

Thanks kindly.

[SoCalsandman780]

18 mins from LA to Anaheim, wow! I could do that in my rig at maybe 0300 if the CHP would leave me alone! They didn't 3 nights ago. I got nailed in Palm Springs on I-10 doing 68 in a 55 (for trucks that is! Cars can go 70! Talk about ridiculous!) The SCAT is an excellent idea. CA is behind the times when it comes to efficient trans. The 2 different speed limits for cars & trucks is a primary example. If every1 were regulated at the same speed, there would be a lot less lane changes/accidents!

[NightFlyyer]

Very true. Thanks for the comments.

[Maticus2009]

As always, great video Dave.

[rcplaneguy1]

track system? whats the fuel? Electric?

5*

[NightFlyyer]

Modular cement tracks with 3rd rail for electric power. Thanks kindly.

[Partok81]

Dave this is a cool idea. I rode rapid transit that ran on tires, in Montreal. The one I rode on was in an underground mall there. It had a smooth ride without any "clickety-clack" sound. It seemed to be running in a concrete "trough". Pretty cool.

[NightFlyyer]

That is the way this would work too. The track would be a trough. Thanks for the kind words.

[SOSNV]

Dave,

Very nice presentation, Bud will be proud.

Cheers,

Gary

[NightFlyyer]

Hi Gary, I am talking to Mr. Parriott, even as I type this, and He said to tell you thanks much, and have a great day.

[vikingo89us]

i hate hate hate to say it but this dream will probably never be realized. the amount of money needed to build just two stations would deter any investors. you said it would be traveling 60 miles an hour? then whats the point? that would be the reason for deterring the investors: no real innovation with a lot of start up required and may fail immediately. sorry man i love your vids but this is my opinion. did the ceos take him seriously when he proposed it?

[NightFlyyer]

The point? We are estimating speeds here, and at that speed it would only take 18 minutes to get to LA from Long Beach. That right there is the ticket. Modular componets driven down the middle of the freeway while constructing is way cheaper than what you describe. Space stations are expensive too, but their doing it. Rockwell and others have taken him very seriously and still do. Thanks for the comments.

[BuffaloWarrior7]

maybe farther down the line.

they would defiantly need a full scale prototype to test it.

one small glitch could lead to huge problems-not unlike all mass transit systems.

[NightFlyyer]

True. Thanks.

[dangerousprimate]

wow!

[tjohn0176]

COOL !!!

[NightFlyyer]

Thank you sir....I broke my Blade 400. :-(

[tjohn0176]

OH NO!! Now you have more then one to fix??

[cyberteque]

Great video.

The initial footage was hshot here in Adelaide, SA.

Its the O-Bahn light rail link from Adelaide CBD to Tea Tree Gully.

It is a very smooth and quiet ride.

The buses travel at 80 - 100km/hr.

The 30 Km trip takes about 20 minutes once the bus gets to the track. There is talk of a second line from Adelaide to Gawler.

The buses are made here by PMC Stoudly , powered by MAN diesel engines. Although they do want to change to LPG.

It is a great system

[NightFlyyer]

That is true. We used that to show rubber tire technology makes for a smooth ride. Thanks for the kind words.

[shaneeeeak]

so now we just have to teach americans not to think with the " ME, ME, ME " attitude and and start working with and not against each other to achieve this and many other great ideas.

[NightFlyyer]

Haha. You are so right my friend.  Thanks kindly.

[Mikemc]

This idea is bing worked on by a guy in Taiwan named Peng Yu-lun

watch?v=0DfDOlUXEBo

Is that Bud's asian name?

[NightFlyyer]

Well I doubt it, but Bud has been working on this since 1975 in America, where he applied for the patent.

[NightFlyyer]

I just looked at that one in China. Interesting, but a lot different. It is not running down the middle of the freeway like the SCAT would and looks to be lots more expensive.  Thanks again for the comments.

[danshyu]

The main difference is that the Chinese/Taiwanese design is that the boarding cart doesn't require to speed up and catch up the train as the train simply runs into it. The mechanize seem way more complicated than Bud's design, though.

I'll say each design has their own merits.

[f1adore]

tyre wear

maintenance

if accident or malfuction

tyre puncture

will the shuttle go to the station due to its momentum or requires extra engine?

[NightFlyyer]

185,000 miles tire wear, nitrogen filled, pressure sensors keep tires in check and blowouts would be unlikely with today's technology.

The cars are eclectically powered by 3rd rail on track.

Unlikely failures would be handled by the emergency trucks. These systems are aircraft grade and with the same reliably. It is the same as the automated Bart System in San Fransisco, now running over 50 years at 80 mph.

[DarthWater7]

You should use the same tire design that are used on military strykers when a tire blows out on one the train will still be able to travel at 9/10 its original speed.

[NightFlyyer]

Good point. Thanks.

[Criptografo]

very cool nice idea

[NightFlyyer]

Thank you.

[Upuauta]

Interesting concept!

[NightFlyyer]

Thanks.

[beverke7]

hi Dave, great idea and hat off to Bud indeed, Sure hope some of that is achieved some day in the near future since politics tend to slow down or even discard a lot of good ideas. Less money for war financing and more for great projects like these would be a nice change and we would all benefit from it in a good way. Keep up the good work !

[NightFlyyer]

Thanks for the kind words.. So true. Hope we can all get along someday too.

[piwright42]

That's brilliant!

[NightFlyyer]

Thank you.

[M4A1DUDE]

WOW Vary inovative.

[NightFlyyer]

Yes, Thanks.

[DAPlanes]

kool

[Snowwolf411]

So he's the S.C.A.T man. Cool vid btw.

[NightFlyyer]

Thanks kindly.