A brilliant new Chinese train innovation

[locojoe]

A brilliant new Chinese train innovation - get on & off the bullet train without the train stopping. VERY COOL CONCEPT !
No time is wasted. The bullet train is moving all the time. If there are 30
stations between Beijing and Guangzhou, just
stopping and accelerating again at each station will waste both energy and
time.
A mere 5 min stop per station (elderly passengers cannot be hurried) will
result in a total loss of 5 min x 30 stations or 2.5 hours of train
journey time!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9Ig19gYP9o

[ccmmick]

Very good locojoe we could do with that on the Newquay line.

ccmmick.

[oxford]

Did we not call them slip coach. Work very well as i recall

[pre65]

Originally Posted by oxford

Did we not call them slip coach. Work very well as i recall

Ah, but slip coaches were only used for drops, not pick ups !

Perhaps Michael could try dropping off your shopping without stopping next time ?

[ccmmick]

Originally Posted by pre65

Ah, but slip coaches were only used for drops, not pick ups !

Perhaps Michael could try dropping off your shopping without stopping next time ?

I will just chuck it out the door as i go by eggs as well .

ccmmick.

[Anon Mouse]

Intresting concept, but it could not work on a line with OLE

some of the comments youtube users have left are a bit ignornat mind! (as usual)

[John H-T]

Great concept. Would be interesting to see it for real! Thanks for the link Locojoe.

Best wishes,

John H-T.

[62440]

Elderly passengers cannot be hurried? Tell that to East Midlands Trains! Intermediate stops are usually timed at 90 seconds on the Midland line.

Regards, 62440.

[Tony]

Great idea, but with anything mechanical; If it can go wrong, it will.

[klordger1900]

It looks like they free wheel into the station and use momentum to reach the OLE on the other side so presumably there isnt a problem with arcing in wet weather??