Why to build such a system? Need
The Chinese plan to blend two of the most widely used means of transportation into one, effective use of the infrastructure.
Instead of creating additional railways on which trains to travel, China is planning to use the existing roads as railways, with minor touches here and there, of course. Quite ingenious and logical, the way it works pretty much speaks for itself. Using existing road networks, the train is said to eliminate congestion whilst avoiding major changes in the road and public transport infrastructure. This also heaps keep costs to a minimum.
The ever-expanding Chinese have been getting quite creative lately, especially when it comes to combating traffic and congestion issues. The country is one of the world’s highest polluters, with city congestion not helping the situation. This has provoked Shenzhen Huashi Future, the guys usually responsible for all kinds of crazy car park designs, to come up with this extremely innovative traffic straddle train system.
Far quicker and cheaper to build than a subway or monorail system, the Straddling Bus system simply requires modification to existing roads, and the creation of a network of elevated bus stops. The road mods can either comprise inlaid rails – at a 30 percent energy saving due to lack of rolling resistance – or simply a painted colored line, which the buses can be programmed to follow autonomously as they roll on regular tires. Clearly the latter would be exceptionally cheap to deploy, requiring almost no disruption to the road.
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Details of the railway system – How it will be done?
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The three-dimensional fast bus will be deploying its wheels on each side of the road, on the rails fitted there. The actual wagons will be situated way up, over 2 meters higher than the surface of the road. Through its belly, the cars can keep on driving without being in anyway stopped from doing so by the train riding above.
The buses are 6 meters wide and 4.5 meters high, so they can straddle two lanes of traffic, and yet still fit under most existing overpasses. Each bus will have a capacity of 1,200 people, which sounds like a ridiculously large number, but then it’s worth remembering that China already has 120 cities with more than a million inhabitants – and by 2030 it will have double that. You simply can’t think in normal numbers when it comes to China.
According to the company, the entire railway will take one year to build and will cost 500 million yuan ($73 million). As for the train itself, it will be capable of transporting from 1,200 to 1,400 passengers. It uses only electricity or solar power and can travel by speeds of up to 60 km/h (37 mph). The system is hoped to help cut congestion by about 20 to 30 percent.
The train’s wheels are tracked alongside the outer edges of a motor vehicle lane using rails, allowing the carriage to physically roll over the top of the ordinary traffic. Of course, the special lanes that run under the train are restricted to light vehicle motorists with specific height limits.
The fully electric buses charge themselves in a new and unique way – which is called relay charging. All along each route, there are charging stations positioned in such a way that there is always a charging post in contact with the bus. The roof of the bus is itself an electrical conductor, so as it brushes against one of these charging posts, it’s juiced up as it runs. As its main load is starting and stopping at each station, the bus runs on high-power, fast-discharge super capacitors. The remaining energy after a start can sustain the bus through to the next stop.
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What if the cars or rail has to turn to sides?
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Since the buses will need to be able to turn off one road and onto another, it’s important to warn any cars trapped beneath the bus that something’s about to happen – and to warn the bus driver or automated pilot system that there’s still cars beneath. A laser/radar system is being employed to warn drivers about a bus’s intentions, and there’s even talk of integrating the bus with the traffic lights in such a way that when the cars wish to turn the same way as the bus is turning, they’ll get a green turn light, but the traffic moving straight ahead will be stopped at a distance that allows the straddling bus to turn.
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When the project will complete
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Reports say the entire 185km railway planned will take about one year to build, costing 500 million yuan (AU$80 million). That’s not all that expensive for a major infrastructure change, especially as developers say the system will be capable of transporting up to 1400 commuters, reducing overall congestion by as much as 30 percent.
source: http://www.aboutcivil.com
The Chinese plan to blend two of the most widely used means of transportation into one, effective use of the infrastructure.
China Futuristic New Amazing Train System
The ever-expanding Chinese have been getting quite creative lately, especially when it comes to combating traffic and congestion issues. The country is one of the world’s highest polluters, with city congestion not helping the situation. This has provoked Shenzhen Huashi Future, the guys usually responsible for all kinds of crazy car park designs, to come up with this extremely innovative traffic straddle train system.
Far quicker and cheaper to build than a subway or monorail system, the Straddling Bus system simply requires modification to existing roads, and the creation of a network of elevated bus stops. The road mods can either comprise inlaid rails – at a 30 percent energy saving due to lack of rolling resistance – or simply a painted colored line, which the buses can be programmed to follow autonomously as they roll on regular tires. Clearly the latter would be exceptionally cheap to deploy, requiring almost no disruption to the road.
.
Details of the railway system – How it will be done?
.
The three-dimensional fast bus will be deploying its wheels on each side of the road, on the rails fitted there. The actual wagons will be situated way up, over 2 meters higher than the surface of the road. Through its belly, the cars can keep on driving without being in anyway stopped from doing so by the train riding above.
The buses are 6 meters wide and 4.5 meters high, so they can straddle two lanes of traffic, and yet still fit under most existing overpasses. Each bus will have a capacity of 1,200 people, which sounds like a ridiculously large number, but then it’s worth remembering that China already has 120 cities with more than a million inhabitants – and by 2030 it will have double that. You simply can’t think in normal numbers when it comes to China.
According to the company, the entire railway will take one year to build and will cost 500 million yuan ($73 million). As for the train itself, it will be capable of transporting from 1,200 to 1,400 passengers. It uses only electricity or solar power and can travel by speeds of up to 60 km/h (37 mph). The system is hoped to help cut congestion by about 20 to 30 percent.
The train’s wheels are tracked alongside the outer edges of a motor vehicle lane using rails, allowing the carriage to physically roll over the top of the ordinary traffic. Of course, the special lanes that run under the train are restricted to light vehicle motorists with specific height limits.
The fully electric buses charge themselves in a new and unique way – which is called relay charging. All along each route, there are charging stations positioned in such a way that there is always a charging post in contact with the bus. The roof of the bus is itself an electrical conductor, so as it brushes against one of these charging posts, it’s juiced up as it runs. As its main load is starting and stopping at each station, the bus runs on high-power, fast-discharge super capacitors. The remaining energy after a start can sustain the bus through to the next stop.
.
What if the cars or rail has to turn to sides?
.
Since the buses will need to be able to turn off one road and onto another, it’s important to warn any cars trapped beneath the bus that something’s about to happen – and to warn the bus driver or automated pilot system that there’s still cars beneath. A laser/radar system is being employed to warn drivers about a bus’s intentions, and there’s even talk of integrating the bus with the traffic lights in such a way that when the cars wish to turn the same way as the bus is turning, they’ll get a green turn light, but the traffic moving straight ahead will be stopped at a distance that allows the straddling bus to turn.
.
When the project will complete
.
Reports say the entire 185km railway planned will take about one year to build, costing 500 million yuan (AU$80 million). That’s not all that expensive for a major infrastructure change, especially as developers say the system will be capable of transporting up to 1400 commuters, reducing overall congestion by as much as 30 percent.
source: http://www.aboutcivil.com
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