CONTINUOUS AND NEVERSTOP TRANSPORT

Engineers have been intrigued by moving pavements and neverstop railways since the Victorian age. Although great ingenuity has been devoted to designing mechanisms for their success, only low-speed conveyors are used today. Recently, however, researchers have examined human reactions to conveyor travel. The author of this article considers what future these modes have when account is taken of human and mechanical constraints.

• Corporate Authors:

  Institution of Municipal Engineers

  25 Eccleston Square
  London SW1 V1NX,   England 
• Authors:
  • Gillie, R
• Publication Date: 1974-9

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 57-62
• Serial:
  • Institution of Municipal Engineers, Journal of
  • Volume: 21
  • Issue Number: 8

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adhesion; Conveyors; Energy; Engineering tolerance; High speed ground transportation; Human factors; Intelligent transportation systems; Passengers; People movers; Railroad transportation; Vehicle accelerators
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transverse movement
• Old TRIS Terms: Accelerators; Advanced systems; Continuous methods; Tolerances
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00095401
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Railway Documentation, Selection of
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1975 12:00AM