Sky bus

A paradigm shift in Urban
Transportation

M. Mayur
IVth Civil
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Contents:
 Introduction

 Components

 Working Principle

 Advantages

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Sky Bus:
 Suspended railway system – light weight
coaches,

 Tramway category – Constitution of India – Art.
366 (20),

 Operates – parallel to existing roads – with in
municipality limits – excluded from IRA.

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It is:
 Pollution – free

 Noise – free

 Economical

 Air – conditioned travel

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What is Sky Bus?

A unique mass transit system
which can be put up in any
congested and crowded city
within two years for ease and
safe transportation, without
loss of time.

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Description:
 Heavy 52 / 60 kg/m rails,

 8m x 2m box enclosure,

 supported by 1m dia columns (15m c/c),

 Never collide or capsize.

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Capacity:
 Can carry 18000 pphpd – 72000 pphpd,

 Can shift 20 ft containers for corner to
corner,

No other modes are capable.

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Components:
 Sky Way,

 Sky Bogie,

 Sky Coach,

 Sky Station,

 Traverser Arrangements.
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Sky Way:
 Path in which Sky Bus travels,

 Includes concrete box – supported by
piers,

 Two rails – appropriately fixed – to guide
the bus.

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In curved manner:

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Sky Bogie:
 Standard two axle bogies,

 Speed of 100 kmph (max. 160 kmph),

 Linear Induction motors – to be driven,

 Disc & Emergency brakes.

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Sky Coach:
 Double walled shells – wide large windows,

 Air – conditioned travel – automatic doors,

 Audio – visual information – passengers,

 2m x 2m space – easy entry & exit.

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Sky Stations:
 Stations – sky buses halt,

 Smaller area consumption,

 Fully computerized – entry by electronic
swiping cards,

 Lifted 5.5 – 6m above G.L.

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Traverser Arrangements:
 Provided – shifting routes of sky buses,

Traverser is a system which
automatically shifts sky bus unit from
one track to another.

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Advantages:
 Performance

 Safety

 Low Capital & Running Costs

 No demolition

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 No waiting for passengers

 Low operational cost

 Low charges

 No problem of traffic jams

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 High capacity

 Luxury Comfort

 Land & Protection to existing buildings.

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 Sky bus means:

The system which consists of an elevated track
with the cars suspended below the track.

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test traCk at Goa:
 Length : 1.6 KM

 Maximum Test speed : 100
KMPH

 Steepest Gradient : 1 in 50

 Radius of sharpest curve : 105 m

 Radius of flatter curve : 875 m

 Maximum radius of vertical curve : 3375
m

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Er. Raja Ram Bojji
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ConClusion:
 Advantages of Sky Bus are tremendous.

 For overpopulated cities, it is safer.

 Rubber – based technology like mono –
rails don’t compare with steel wheel on
steel rail technology
says…Er. B. Raja Ram

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