NonStop Train Network

[samerziadeh]

this is so 2007

[raulipadding]

Ha! :) You are right. In real life the operating speed and distances should be ofcourse fitted together so that the system in operation makes sence from human user point of view.

[efastMixer]

you better be able to run fast inside these trains, otherwise you will miss your next trai,n 0:48 going to north

[TZMMiami]

Cool

[cmfsharp]

you haven't heard of PRT? the french Aramis system was similar to your concept; it's known as "platooning."

i'd agree that grade seperation and offline stations are the way to go, but realistically, until and unless Vectus proves everyone wrong, only buses light rail and subways will receive funding.

[PerfectBlindness]

Cool idea. Have you got a genius maintenance procedure too?

[raulipadding]

Hi, if I understand you correct, mainenance means here the service and repeairing of the system and cars?

[raulipadding]

For the cars this solution is very fit, you just drive them one by one to service and supply replacing units to the network. The load balancing could work even on real time need basis, that is if you knew where people want to go (A to B) and travellers "order" the trip by their navigator/ phone device, the system could try to offer near to non-stop trip between your A to B points.

[raulipadding]

Repairing the tarck would mean that some of the trafic has to re-route during the maintenance jobs, but even that is simlpier in network model than in linear. The system would assit you still from A to B but using alternative route.

[PerfectBlindness]

Nice that the maintenance of a track doesn't obstruct business. I'm impressed.

[fessit]

I thought about this concept many years ago.

I wasn't thinking about it on such a grand scale however. I believe the key to making it work is starting small. Computers reliablity is critical to this system to prevent serious problems. Delays due to power failures or accidents could be mitigated by redundant backups and above or below ground track (expensive). Yet, the concept is sound.

[raulipadding]

Hello,

I spent a student year in Barcelona 1995-1996. During that period I commuted at underground and got a bit bored with the fact that I had to stop at every station on my daily trip from end to end.

I thought, maybe if the train was arranged a bit differently, I could travel without pauses inbetween. That is, you have the cars interconnecting to each other on-fly, while the actual "main train" never stops!

[romantistcaveman]

Not only that, but you'd save a fortune on fuel costs, since a ton of energy is spent stopping and starting the train.

Fantastic idea, but there's one thing that bugs me. How do you make sure people aren't caught between trains while they're breaking off? I mean, there's probably going to be at least one scenario where someone has to travel the entire length of the train in a short amount of time in order to take the route they want.

[raulipadding]

Thanks. There should be quick & strong but still gentle automatic doors that close and open even if someone is still at half way passing. I thought about using channeled high pressure air in-out streams to purposefully blow "clean" the space before closing the doors :)

Without good solution that would be a problem.

It would be easy to predict and display each cars dropping stations, but in dense station areas, one would just need to walk through the train? Wouldn't that be fast travelling?