NonStop Train Network

Revolutionarily radiant idea of rearranging commuting and other physical cargo transportation by turning the trains into a single dynamic nonstop railroad network system.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• commuting
• cargo
• magnetic
• levitation
• grid
• tgv
• transrapid
• nonstop
• train
• network
• transfer
• move
• join
• dynamic
• railroad
• system

[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.

[samerziadeh]

this is so 2007

[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

[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?

[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.

[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]

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

[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.

[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.