Monorail is defined as transport system which does not depend on width of track to keep vehicle upright; two basic types, namely supported and suspended, are discussed and illustrated; only two monorail systems at present operate full scale passenger service -- one, of suspended type, is 60 yr old, in Wuppertal, West Germany, and other is supported type in Tokyo, Japan; engineering details are given for latter; it is suggested that future of monorails is in urban-suburban passenger transport where right-of-way problems make surface lines impracticable.


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    Title :

    Monorails


    Additional title:

    Instn Mech Engrs -- Proc (Guided Land Transport)


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    Publication date :

    1967


    Size :

    14 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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