Visualizing the Railpod Network

Bringing convenient green mobility to rural and urban communities alike

Installation cost per mile

Road-Rail

Revolutionary,

low-cost infrastructure

Road-Rail tracks can accommodate up to four lanes of freeway traffic

Intelligent reversible lanes make space for Road-Rail with no reduction in peak roadway capacity.

Infra Type A:

RoadRail, Smart Infrastructure

  • Infra: ~350k €/km

  • Independent, isolated operation on new tracks on roadway surfaces

  • Operation up to 200 kmh (120 mph)

Large Installation Scenario:

HS2 Birmingham-Northern England

with RoadRail

High-Speed Rail Cost .………… 65 Bil. €

Teleport installation cost ……………..……………. 30 Bil. €

[With same benefit as high speed rail]

Hundreds of unused lines are being investigated for reactivation in Germany, but costs are immense. For the Teleport system, the opportunity is immense.

  • Initial freight, grocery and parcel transport, then passenger service

  • Proving ground for testing and system functionality

Photo Credits: Andreas Stedtler, Sources: Google Earth, Mitteldeutsche Zeitung

Infra Type B:

reactivated/ converted rail lines

  • Cost: ~300k €/km

  • Replacing surfaces & tracks + small stations

  • Battery-vehicle for initial operations, eventual electrification

  • Conversion of low-frequency regional service or reactivation of disused track

  • On-demand operation, single track 5-minute departure frequency

  • Operating speed up to 100kmh (60mph)

Small Installation Scenario:

Barby-Güterglück, Germany

(8.8 km, tracks not currently used)

Conventional Rail Reactivation .………… 520 Mil. €

Teleport installation cost ……………..……………. 2.6 Mil. €

-No existing road connection  -Unused rail bridge  -Freight bottleneck bypass

Infra Type C

Mixed Rail Lines

  • Cost: <50k €/km

  • Concurrent operation with regional trains for goods transport

  • Railpods virtually couple or follow behind trains

  • Existing rail networks connect Teleport cargo hubs beside the tracks

  • No interference with existing rail operations

Photo Credits: Michael Brunsch

Infra Type D:

Urban Tunnels

  • Major investment, major benefit

  • Mixed operation with suburban, underground or tram lines

Infra Type E:

Comprehensive connection with Micro

  • Medium infrastructure costs

  • Mixed operation with rail vehicles

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