The general feasibility, as well as the control aspects of a specific proposal for a gyro-stabilized high-speed train, running on a single monorail below the vehicle cent of gravity, and comprised of a standard passenger car mounted on pairs of angled wheels running on the single rail is discussed. The expected application is to inter-city passenger transportation, e.g., Montreal-Ottawa-Toronto corridor, at speeds in the order of 150 mph. Pneumatic tire suspension is considered, along with the various safety and economic aspects of system implementation. A comparison of the proposed monorail system with the high speed steel-wheel railway and the tracked air cushion vehicle. (Author)


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    Title :

    Comments on a Gyro-Stabilised Monorail Proposal


    Contributors:
    P. A. Hamill (author) / W. F. Hayes (author) / T. R. Ringer (author)

    Publication date :

    1972


    Size :

    56 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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