Feasibility study into application of French Safege monorail system to 16-mi route through city; suspended overhead railroad cars hang from rubber-tired trucks which run on wooden track within concrete beam; 17 min are envisaged for 9 1/2 mi from Ringway Airport to City Center -- 20 min for 16-mi terminal to terminal; at present 150-passenger coaches, including seating accommodation for 48, are under consideration.


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    Title :

    16-mile monorail proposed for Manchester


    Additional title:

    Surveyor


    Published in:

    Surveyor ; 127 , n 3843


    Publication date :

    1966


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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