A Truly Nonstop Train

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July 1, 2008

We’re curious to see how/if this concept develops: Peng Yu-lun of Taiwan has designed a literally non-stop train system, employing a continuously moving main carriage and top-mounted boarding shuttles that slide on and off at their appropriate stations. Passengers board the smaller shuttles at the platform and wait for the nonstop train to ’scoop’ up their carriage, which then attaches to the roof of the train as it passes through the station. The sliding carriages then detach and slow down at their destination stations as the continuously moving carriage travels on. Watch the video (audio is in Mandarin) to get a better understanding of how this potentially energy-saving system would work:

[via TreeHugger]

By Christine Huang

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  1. Please not that the person the video is not Peng Yu-lun. He’s someone called Chen Jian-Jun (as you can tell on the upper right hand corner). I don’t know who invented the concept, but this video has been carelessly circulated with erroneous information. You should make corrections accordingly.

    JC
    July 1st, 2008 at 10:08 pm

  2. it crossed my mind: what if someone don´t want to stop at that specific station, and maybe desire to go until the end of the line? have to wait another train?

    Vinicius
    July 2nd, 2008 at 6:31 am

  3. I think this is bigger than energy efficiency. Take the Acela train for instance.

    Right now, they are planning to extend it’s NE corrider route from DC through Richmond. In doing so, they’ll have to remove some stops that people depend on for regional transportation. However, if a system could be built so that a high-speed, inter-city train could consistently run with a commuter system built on top of it, we could eventually have a more integrated rail system in the united states.

    Efficiency in energy and transport methods.

    Rad Tollett
    July 3rd, 2008 at 9:04 am

  4. I just found your article on Non-stop commuter trains. There is a much simpler (and older) concept and I could forward you the article, but do not have your email. Let me know if you are interested in it.

    Sincerely, Martin Schaden

    Martin Schaden
    February 21st, 2009 at 8:51 pm