SKYBUS INTRODUCTION The new technological solution, in terms of Sky Bus Metro is based on theconcept of Sky Wheels presented

in 1989 at World ongress for !ailway !esearch" The technologies used are# Well pro$en rail guided bogie system commonly used for normal railway system" %inear &nduction Motor Technology or' phase ( asynchronous electrical moti$e units) well pro$en and widely adopted abroad as well as in &ndia" %ight weight coaches called *Sky Buses+ which are suspended from bogies and tra$el below rail guides, the physics of which can be engineered $ery easily ) shells of coaches and suspension links well pro$en" ,refabricated latest construction technologies, which sa$e time and money resulting in easy e-ecution of the pro.ect in busy urban areas without disturbing the e-isting traffic pattern" These structural engineering methods are well pro$en which do not ha$e any pro.ect e-ecution risk attached" 1. DESCRIPTION /ea$y 01234 kg 2m rails placed at standard gauge floating in elastic medium and damped y inertia of measured mass held in a 8 m 5 1m bo- enclosure, supported o$er a 1m dia" columns spaced at 10 m and located at 10 m distance from each other, in the di$ider space in between lanes on a road6 way, at a height of 8m abo$e road surface6 pro$ides the support and guidance for powered bogies which can run at 144 kmph, with the coach shells suspended below , carry passengers in air conditioned comfort, can follow e-isting road routes, while e-isting traffic on roads continue" The fi-ed structure at 8 m height abo$e road le$el is aesthetically pleasing and there is no concern of claustrophobic feeling for road users" &t operates along e-isting roadways and within municipal limits, 2. THE COMPONENTS OF SKY BUS 1"1 Sky way 1"1 Sky bogies 1"' Sky coaches 1"7 Sky stations 1"0 Tra$erser arrangements at terminals

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SKYBUS 2.1 Sky Way &n the middle of roadway pile foundations support 1 m diameter column appro-imately 8 m high, and space at 10 m all along the roadway" The sky way consists of a concrete bo- structure carried o$er a series of piers at a height of 9 m to 14 m abo$e e-isting road le$el" Two rails fi-ed with appropriate fastenings within the concrete bo- support and guide the sky bogie" There are no points 8 crossings" 2.2 Sky Bogies Standard two a-le bogies of standard gauge used in metros for speeds of144 km2h are used 9but can ha$e higher speeds, if re:uired up to 134 km2h;6of standard gauge" %inear induction motor technology is incorporated6with 7th rail dri$ing which is abo$e the bogie2or ' ,hase ( motors with regenerati$e power capability" Third rail is used for current collection" Braking6bogie mounted" !egenerati$e" <isc brakes" =mergency mechanical brakes"

2.3 Sky Coa !es <ouble walled light shells with wide large windows are suspended from the sky bogies" ontrolled banking on cur$es6 e$en 144m radius cur$es can be handled" (ir6conditioned and with automatic doors" (udio $isual information to passengers" Special 7m wide sliding doors for :uick entry and e-it of passengers" =ach pair carries '44 persons and ser$ice e$ery one6minute or '4 seconds is possible"

2." Sky S#a#io$s >nlike con$entional mass transit systems, Sky Bus needs smaller stations" Ser$ice is e$ery '4 seconds or 1 minute that is $irtually no waiting time for passengers" Page 1

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SKYBUS Totally automated without dri$ers or guards6and access control is also electronic by prepaid cards being swiped in" Stations act as only access facility, and not as passenger holding area"

2.% T&a'e&se& (&&a$ge)e$#s a# Te&)i$a*s There are no points and crossings" The tra$erser is the system, which automatically shifts the sky bus units for balancing the loads2 changing routes too as well as shift units to depot lines etc" 3. IMP+EMENT(TION OF SKY BUS Sky bus was successfully implied in ?oa by the @onkan railways" This Sky Bussystem has been successfully deployed at @onkan Sky Bus 1"3 km6long test trackin Madgaon, ?oa" This is an affordable but highly effecti$e telematics system that handles $ehicle6tracking, fleet6scheduling, traffic6management, education and entertainment on wheels e$en in e$eryday public6 transportation $ehicles" ". PROP(S(+S FOR EST(B+ISHIN, SKY BUS The authorities in Mumbai are sufficiently taken up with the idea to consider setting up a sky bus system on a 9"8 km stretch between (ndheri and ?hatkopar" To the Tamil Aadu ?o$ernment, has presented a possible route network between Muthialpet in Aorth hennai to (thipet in the west B$ia @oyambedu Band Mahabalipuram 70 km South of the city" @ankan railway corporation would soon begin work on construction of a1"3 km running track of Sky bus in ?oa" %. (D-(NT(,ES &n this new technology of *Sky Wheels+, almost no land ac:uisition will be re:uired, e-cept for pro$iding for right of way on e-isting roadways Cnly at terminal points, minimum amount of land of the order of 1444 to7444 m1 of area will be re:uired ) that too at places away from the urban centre" Ao demolition of structures or gardens will be destroyed" Page '

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SKYBUS Ao Dandalism 6 Aot $ulnerable to persons throwing stones and track is inaccessible"" Eire 6 Eastest e$acuation in case of fire as compared to underground metros" Ao capsiFing 6 &f at all derails, cannot fall down coach keeps hanging"/ence no capsiFing takes place as compared to railways and underground metros" Ao <eaths due to trespassing2falling off from train6&n normal metros like Mumbai daily 1 to ' deaths occur on the system with total casualties reaching almost 1444 per year" !eaches heart of the city 6 Sky Bus follows e-isting busy roads, thus reaches the $ery heart of the city decongesting the roads" This is not possible in case of Aormal !ailway" apital cost is lowest 6 almost 04G of ele$ated systems 8 10G of underground metro for same performance standards" %owest running cost, Maintenance free tracks, no signals 8 points 8 crossings to maintain" Ao interference with normal road traffic6 does not re:uire road o$er 2underbridges" &t can be built on roads with Ely o$er" &t is not an impediment" Erom the date financial closure is achie$ed, the ,ro.ect can be completed and commissioned within 144 weeks i"e" about 17 months" (esthetically pleasing 8 no noise pollution" &nsulated against floods, rains and obstruction on track"

CONC+USION Sky Bus system not only redefines the urban mass transport for cities, but also pro$ides for efficient auto6mated container deli$ery system point to point,following e-isting roads and brings down the cost of ser$ice while impro$ing :uality" With land being at premium, e$en for intra6 city high speed 144 kmph system, Sky Bus pro$ides e-cellent alternati$e for mass transport6 being derailment free and safer than e-isting rail6based system"

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