Keywords: railway, docking, shuttle, static switch, high way, goods, people and infrastructure.

This theoretical study is useful for the build of a new separate railway system. We call it the Jo-Jo-concept. It is based upon the idea of shuttles (railcars) docking and undocking with trains in full speed, combined with a railway switch without moving parts. Such a switch is always in correct state and the wish for a single shuttle to take the side branch is implemented within the shuttle itself. The infrastructure is completely passive. The train on the main track runs at constant speed (245 km/h) non-stop and shuttles for passengers or goods go via connection tracks to/from stations. With a communication-based control train we can have moving adjustable blocks. We can have the main track, above highways, outside of dense populated areas and as many stations we want. An extra station will not prolong travel times for others. Each train can be for both goods and people. Direct shuttles (for people and/or goods) in front of a Control shuttle in the train. Behind the C-shuttle we have P shuttles that dock with gangways for free passenger movements. As such a P-shuttle dock at the end of the train, passengers move forward, and those bound for the next station enters this last P-shuttle. Approaching the switch the shuttle undocks. Its extra wheel axles are lowered and thus it takes the side branch. All passengers travel non-stop. All stations deliver passengers to all trains. To ensure redundancy we can have a three track system, up track, down track and in between a spare track. With aid of the static switch we can avoid total stop of the system by use of this spare track. C-shuttles have large energy storages to use in case of overhead line failures.

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