Operations

3.1 Booking

 I would envisage that the operation of the railway would use an App based booking and payment system similar to Uber. The differences would be that the booking would be slot driven and need to be accurate at peak periods. Routes can be from/to a location / postcode / address but the pickup timing will be forecast and in a vehicle as advised. Pickup location may be from a numbered point (Physically marked by a post for example) or could come to a specific driveway in a rural area, but the pickup would determine the actual cost. Taxi drivers —- Using the routes would need to be in compliant vehicles and book slots. There may be physical booking machines at stations, albeit a significant number of former station users would not now use the station, particularly in rural areas.

I would envisage that the app would give the following options, similar to Uber, with costs or extra costs for premium routes: –

1 – Next module from point xx near your location, route and arrival time.

2 – If near to now next one, with route options.

3 – Module time that gets to your destination fastest, if modules are full they may go to next drop off on route.

4 – Module Club — Most efficient is where there are a number of people going to same / similar destinations who want to leave at the same time. Pickup from a few locations then fast to destination area for a few drop-offs.

5 – Go to existing station (Walk / park car) catch a module train to another existing station, change to other public transport alternatives including local taxis / Uber / bolt etc.

6 – Further options of same

7 – Uber / Bolt / local taxi (Often operate from existing stations) even hire bikes (?) etc, if selected a dropdown of all options.

Freight —- Where the existing route carries freight it may be possible to modify trucks to use sections of norailways used, otherwise freight module trains would also need to be developed, freight container and freight wagon modules.

3.2 Getting on / off the norailway

 1 —- On the level at level crossings (?), at stations where car park is at same level via at barrier link, opens when vehicle is checked as compliant, level crossings will need raising barriers at all 4 sides to stop traffic from road entering norailway.
2 —- On ramps to / from or linking to road above / below the norailway, barriers as above.
3 —- New link roads, possibly with bridge across no railway and ramps up / down as above.
4 —- Stations termini may need link roads / tunnels to feed surplus traffic to adjacent areas and then back. Further work needed.

When many routes have been converted —- Routes may involve interchanging from one main route to another, although as many small modules might be pickup wait say 10 minutes for a route that interchanges. As modules are light and if demand is there interchange routes. At key interchange stations (Such as say Clapham Junction in UK) the increased demand for modules may result in bypass routing being needed, this is relatively easy for a norailway.

Where is module? —- In cities may be bus to station then SAY platform x, wait in position 21-24 for module 523,571,1055,1256 phone will say get on train now….
For the above if the links / entry points are busy the norailway may need widening where there is much turning traffic, see above.

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