This concept is for an extensive, low cost, light-weight track network with frequent access points, from 0.5 miles apart in cities to 25 miles apart in the country, and a new type of compact, dual mode, road / track, zero emission vehicle.

Normal roads will be used for the short distances to and from track access points and for local journeys. Some vehicles will be like private cars, some similar, but for public service use and some for goods. For road use, the vehicles will be battery powered. Once on track they will be electrically driven and automatically controlled and may have minimal gaps between them. They will be passive Maglev (Magnetic Levitation) suspended to eliminate track wear and noise. There will be no track intersections necessitating slowing or stopping. The proposed maximum vehicle height of 1.5 metres means that flyovers will be very minor constructions.

Cost and energy use, of both track construction and vehicle operation, depends on vehicle size and weight. The proposed vehicles are compact but have good accommodation.

These features result in a transport system which has enormous capacity, is very energy efficient, gives very short door to door journey times, is non-polluting and almost silent. The basic technology required is already available but design and development, particularly of software is required.

The track network...