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Pretty cool for train hobbyists. ...although from the title, I was expecting some kind of bus that runs on train tracks :P
by glonq 3y ago
Pretty cool for train hobbyists.
...although from the title, I was expecting some kind of bus that runs on train tracks :P
- nicole_express 3y agoHave you heard of the FCD Railbus? An experiment by the New Haven Railroad in the 1950's to do just that... In the end, it was more cost-effective for the New Haven to just go bankrupt
- macintux 3y agoIn case you haven’t seen the recent Tom Scott video about a bus that rides the rails in Japan: https://youtu.be/Kn56bMZ9OE8 https://youtu.be/Kn56bMZ9OE8
- seabass-labrax 3y agoWould this have any advantages over trams, though? I can think of one disadvantage: rails would be higher than the road, disrupting cars and bicycles, whereas the grooves that trams follow can usually be crossed by cars or bicycles.
- diggernet 3y agoOh, ok, here you go: https://macsmotorcitygarage.com/for-both-road-and-rail-the-evans-auto-railer/ https://macsmotorcitygarage.com/for-both-road-and-rail-the-e...
- xattt 3y agoThis looks like something out of the Fahrenheit 451 movie.