A local company is trying their hand at launching a transportation alternative on the South Island. This pitch is for ultra-light rail.
The groups involved in launching light rail in Coventry, U.K. are hoping to get a similar project off the ground on the South Island.
Enter the ultra-light rail. It’s a noiseless, battery-operated, albeit experimental, rail car alternative and it’s the most recent solution being pitched to ease the Colwood Crawl. “We’d like to see it properly tested along with Transportation Canada standards,” said Kong. “But on the marketing side, it’s been a long time since Victoria has seen a train, and it’s also going to be great to showcase the technology to the rest of North America.”
The ultra-light system being pitched is battery-powered, sitting on prefabricated tracks which can be laid out on roads or trails and is compatible with pre-existing railway tracks. The trains can be charged in 10 minutes to run a distance of 70 kilometres at 90 kilometres an hour, are virtually noiseless, and can carry 50-200 people per train.
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