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Switzerland has a few car shuttle trains ("Autoverlad") to avoid mountain passes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_shuttle_train#Switzerland https://en.wikiped
by lorenzhs 9y ago
Switzerland has a few car shuttle trains ("Autoverlad") to avoid mountain passes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_shuttle_train#Switzerland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_shuttle_train#Switzerland - no advance booking required. The Eurotunnel shuttle between France and the UK is another great example (but has inflexible bookings).
High-speed car shuttle trains might be the better solution, if you insist on using cars.
- dpark 9y agoThat's an entirely different scenario than we're discussing, right?
- lorenzhs 9y agoYeah of course. I'm just trying to salvage the idea (door-to-door in a car, high speed). Seems like a train for cars would be the solution. Not that it would be particularly efficient, but not as terrible as 200mph cars.
- dpark 9y agoDefinitely better than 200mph cars. The Veyron drinks 2 gallons per minute at top speed. (And only gets 8mpg at city speed.)