Rapid transit system

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1974-11-05

1976-05-25

Werner, Frank E.

Railways

Moving train

Passenger transfer

B61K 100

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039585123

ABSTRACT:
Two central railroad tracks, carrying express trains in opposite directions, are flanked at a station by respective pairs of lateral tracks accommodating shuttle trains for the loading and unloading, respectively, of the associated express trains. The shuttle trains accelerate from standstill, upon the approach of the express train, to the speed of the latter and, on pulling abreast with the express train, dock with it to facilitate the transfer of passengers and freight from the loading shuttle to the express and from the express to the unloading shuttle. The freight compartments of the trains have lateral door sections which, for docking as well as loading and unloading, can be swung down and up to form bridges with guidetracks and overhead bearing surfaces for roller-mounted transporters which are pneumatically shifted across these bridges.

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patent: 3791304 (1974-02-01), Bardet et al.
patent: 3823671 (1974-07-01), Straumsnes

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