SKYBUS : SKYBUS Presented By
ANU UNIVERSITY Contents : Contents Introduction
The Components of SKYBUS
Implementation of SKYBUS
Proposal for establishing SKYBUS
Conclusion INTRODUCTION : INTRODUCTION Light weight coaches called `Sky Buses’ which are suspended from bogies and travel below rail guides, the physics of which can be engineered very easily – shells of coaches and suspension links well proven .
Pre-fabricated latest construction technologies, which save time and money resulting in easy execution of the project in busy urban areas without disturbing the existing traffic pattern. DESCRIPTION : DESCRIPTION Heavy 52/60 kg /m rails placed at standard gauge floating in elastic medium and held in a 8 m X 2m box enclosure, supported over a 1m dia. columns spaced at 15 m and located at 15 m distance from each other.
In the divider space in between lanes on a road- way, at a height of 8m above road surface- provides the support and guidance for powered bogies which can run at 100 kmph
With the coach shells suspended below , carry passengers in air conditioned comfort, can follow existing road routes, while existing traffic on roads continue. COMPONENTS OF SKY BUS : COMPONENTS OF SKY BUS Sky way : Sky way Sky bogies : Sky bogies Sky coaches : Sky coaches Sky stations : Sky stations Traverser arrangements at terminals : Traverser arrangements at terminals Why Sky Bus saves 50% to 75% in costs! : Why Sky Bus saves 50% to 75% in costs! Conventional railway provides for heavy steel coaches to protect people from derailments and capsizing. So carry more steel and dead weight instead of people. Sky Bus has no such problem;no derailment nor apsizing; hence uses very light weight coaches and carries more people using much less dead weight With total weight of 48T, a railway can carry only 70 persons in20m length Sky Bus with the same weight & length carries 300 persons comfortably PROPOSALS FOR ESTABLISHING SKY BUS : PROPOSALS FOR ESTABLISHING SKY BUS The authorities in Mumbai are sufficiently taken up with the idea to consider setting up a sky bus system on a 9.8 km stretch between Andheri and Ghatkopar.
To the Tamil Nadu Government, has presented a possible route network between Muthialpet in North Chennai to Athipet in the west — via Koyambedu — and Mahabalipuram 45 km South of the city.
Konkan railway corporation would soon begin work on construction of a 1.6 km running track of Skybus in Goa. ADVANTAGES : ADVANTAGES Fast Transportation
No Land Acquisition Problems
No demolition & Vandalism
Low Capital cost
Lowest Operational cost
No interference with road traffic Slide 14: Capacity
No traffic Jams & No waiting
Low Travel cost
Tourism CONCLUSION : This research confirms that the advantages of sky bus technology are tremendous. For overpopulated Indian urban areas, sky bus seems to be the best solution for safe, quality, and inexpensive mass public transportation.
Indian state governments and metro city corporations are waiting for final approval from experts. If sky bus project receives approval by experts for its track tests, sky bus will become the solution for urban public transportation in 21st century, at least for India. CONCLUSION Slide 16: Thank Q