Filed under: Emerging Technologies, Etc., Transportation Alternatives
Cool videos: air propelled train, personal street car
Have you heard about Aeromovel, a train that is driven by compressed air? You can see the train (which has no on-board motor) as it uses a sail-like propulsion device on what looks like traditional train tracks in the video above. It's currently in use in Brazil and Indonesia. Below the fold is a video of a vehicle that can only carry one person but has access to a street car's network of rails. Usually, street cars are designed to carry lots of people. Oh, another strange thing about the personal street car concept vehicle is it looks like a flying carpet.
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SuperPrime 8:02AM (1/08/2008)
Torino (Italy) has an air propelled subway
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Dave 8:40AM (1/08/2008)
That magic carpet thing looks like an awesome way to get run over by a train.
Re: Aeromovel - does it really work? I know its been in service, but what are the reliability numbers? Efficiency numbers? This video is a PR piece, I like what it says but I won't swallow it whole.
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Lascelles Linton 9:14AM (1/08/2008)
SuperPrime, Do you know what it is called?
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Lascelles Linton 10:11AM (1/08/2008)
Dave, I would guess you get into trouble with scaling Aeromovel i.e increasing speed and distance. As for the street car, there are smaller train ideas. I think it was an art project.
http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/12/19/videos-londons-heathrow-airport-to-use-driveless-electric-pod/
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Ben 12:36AM (1/22/2008)
Sweet!!! I like the air train. We are talking about putting in a separate rail system to move people between Ann Arbor and Detroit, this looks great!
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