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Title: Trams to dock with Hi-Speed Trains - no stations idea... Post by: ChrisB on June 24, 2011, 17:29:24 From the BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-13907163)
Quote Trams are emerging on London's political agenda again with the Labour mayoral candidate Ken Livingstone talking about a network of trams linking north London suburbs. But what about this for an idea that is way out there; trams which 'dock' with high speed trains while they're moving, reducing the number of stations required. Yes, it's very Star Trek, and one heck of a big idea, but it's emerged from design agency priestmangoode. This is how the agency describes it: "Moving Platforms is a completely inter-connected rail infrastructure where local trams connect to a network of non-stop high speed trains enabling passengers to travel from their local stop to a local address at their destination (even in another country) without getting off a train." Check out the video (http://www.vimeo.com/25407213) Title: Re: Trams to dock with Hi-Speed Trains - no stations idea... Post by: IndustryInsider on June 24, 2011, 17:40:59 I like the video. I like the idea in principle. I rate it's chances of appearing anywhere in the UK during this century at 0%.
Title: Re: Trams to dock with Hi-Speed Trains - no stations idea... Post by: ChrisB on June 24, 2011, 17:46:39 Oh, so do I - just thought you'd appreciate a Friday night filler!
Title: Re: Trams to dock with Hi-Speed Trains - no stations idea... Post by: JayMac on June 24, 2011, 17:51:31 Nice looking, but bonkers! The sort of thing you used to see on Tomorrow's World.
Title: Re: Trams to dock with Hi-Speed Trains - no stations idea... Post by: paul7575 on June 24, 2011, 21:38:42 Didn't they try a system of parallel travelators at an airport somewhere, where you gradually moved over and eventually reached a really fast one?
Apparently they had problems with getting people off safely at the other end... ::) Paul Title: Re: Trams to dock with Hi-Speed Trains - no stations idea... Post by: Not from Brighton on June 25, 2011, 20:19:25 It works in the wild west, although they tended to use horses rather than trams and stuntmen instead of passengers!
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