What is this new fangled train?
It isn't a train. It is a bus. In fact a bus that cars can driver under in traffic! Ingenious!
It is called the 3D Express Coach and is reckoned to reduce traffic jams by up to 30%.
Special lines or rails will have to be built but at a fraction of the cost of a new subway system. This latest Chinese invention was unveiled way back in May at a Chinese Business Expo, but it really is so incredible that it is worth a closer look.
The 15 foot high bus is designed to use solar power (I can feel a lot of you switching off already as your dream fades!) and can hit top speeds of 37 mph.
Could this really be the future of mass transit travel? It has been designed to carry 1400 passengers in one go (mind you how feasible would that be as in how many stops would it make to keep everyone happy?).
A pilot scheme is being constructed in an area of Beijing currently. China are taking transport very seriously and if projects like this come off - added to their impressive and world leading investment in High Speed Rail - they could end up being exporters of skills and expertise which could help grow their technology economy further.
The 21st Century looks to belong to China!
Perhaps in sprawling metropolises like LA, Beijing and Shanghai this could work. But I doubt it will ever catch on in Glasgow or Edinburgh!
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