Actually, train (transit) "ideas" that did not get anywhere -- but were thrilling at the time to some. Only one was a small vehicle concept (out of 10). --> Revue de projets qui ont eu du succès dans l'opinion. Comme la liste transport innovators est surtout le forum de promoteurs et d'inventeurs de véhicules petits et fréquents, Jerry Schneider fait remarquer qu'une seule de ces innovations concerne un petit véhicule
http://www.popsci.com/cars/gallery/2010 ... ing-trains --> il faut cliquer sur photo galleries, et ensuite sur trains of the futur
Le petit véhicule et son commentaire (1935). Comme mon anglais n'est pas terrible, les traductions sont les bienvenues
New trains for old tracks
Apparently, monorails were all the rage prior to the post-war era, as we uncovered an inventor's proposal for installing monorail cars on exisiting railroad tracks in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Unlike other monorail cars, which used overhead railways to stay in place, these cars would use the air propeller to stay upright. It sounds a little far-fetched, but evidently, the propeller would be positioned in a way that allows it to tilt on either side of the car, much in the way that a bicyclist leans inside of a curve when turning. An air rudder would provide additional balancing support, while the car's built-in pendulum would "alert" both mechanisms when the car went off-balance.
Read the full story in "Monorail Car Rides Ordinary Tracks" (il faut peut être payer pour y accéder)
