Re: New form of rail transportation

[dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)]

Peter Berrett (pberrett@optushome.com.au) wrote:
> Essentially the mode of transport is a normal rail line suspended in the
> air. the wheels run on top of the rail line but the carriage hangs down
> underneath the rails. Such a system would be similar to a cable car except
> that the cars would hang off two rails, not one wire.They could also change
> tracks.

> Has anyone tried such a scheme anywhere in the world as a solution to urban
> public transport problems?

Sounds a bit like the Wuppertal monorail. Read misc.transport.urban-transit
for regular flamewars over why this sort of system isn't really viable.
The main reason is that it's incompatable with all other forms of fixed
rail transit.

> Eg imagine such a line running along Sprinvale Road in Melbourne.

Springvale Road has a median strip which is wide enough for light rail.

Cheers
David