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SkyTran - The Individual Maglev System |
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The American company UniModal Transport Solutions developed a concept for a
very high-capacity and high-speed Personal Rapid Transport (PRT) network.
Pictures and informations of this sky transportation vehicle are showed below.
This SkyTran system operates with individual, two-passenger vehicles, which are
propelled and suspended by a maglev system from overhead guideways. These are
laid out in a one mile by one mile networked grid throughout the city. A large
number of small departure and exit portals are placed underneath the guideways
at approximately every 400 metres or at every city block.
SkyTran has no fixed routes or timetables. Users can simply enter any departure
portal, get into the first empty vehicle in the queue and select their
destination. The vehicle then speeds up on the acceleration lane and enters the
high-speed overhead guideway.
At the selected exit portal, the vehicle enters a deceleration lane where the
speed is reduced until it stops at the arrival portal. Individual vehicles are
capable of speeds up to 160 kilometres per hour within city limits or 240
kilometres per hour between cities. A very short braking distance allows a
distance between traveling vehicles of a mere 25 metres.
Users' Comments (1) 
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, amazing. But what if one's way is blocked by an empty car? How can he move such car?