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By Road and Rail?

Posted by michael on from the iron-horse dept.

CygnusXII writes "Now this is a novel approach to Dual Mode Transportation. This is an interesting and refreshing approach, that could revolutionize the transportation industry. BladeRunner Dual Mode Transport, or see the main web page. The innovative vehicle will run on road as well as rail. It is as applicable to freight as to passenger transport. Branch-line infrastructure costs could be at least halved because signalling and points could be largely, if not totally, made redundant."

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  1. Car is best by jret · · Score: 0, Troll

    When I studied transportation managemant at university 35 years ago a professor talked about these wild ideas. The "socialists" in class got excited. At the end he said "the car is the best form of transportation yet invented." "Left-wing" students looked glum, while the rest of us left class with a smile on our faces.