A NEW VERSION OF THE HOVERTRAIN

Very brief details are given of a new version of the hovertrain driven by a rack and pinion system announced by the Aerotrain Company in France. "Tridim" is cheap to build because the track is so light - the cost of a 300 metre test track and model vehicle was less than L25000. The vehicle can be manufactured in sections and assembled at the point of delivery. Individual vehicles carry between 4 and 100 passengers providing an overall capacity of 15-20000 passengers an hour. Its maximum speed is 64 km/h or on incline of 3% and can climb 15% inclines. The car is braked by pads gripping the track. /TRRL/

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• Publication Date: 1974-9-26

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 804
• Serial:
  • NEW SCIENTIST
  • Volume: 63
  • Issue Number: 916
  • Publisher: REED BUSINESS INFORMATION LTD
  • ISSN: 0262-4079

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air cushion vehicles; Costs; Future; Public transit; Railroad tracks; Railroads; Tracked air cushion vehicles; Transportation modes; Urban transportation; Vehicle characteristics
• Geographic Terms: France
• Old TRIS Terms: Railway
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00125054
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 18 1982 12:00AM