Is it a charabanc or a train ? This dual - mode miniskirt geartrain is both . The JR Hokkaido Railway Company in Japan has been examine a coach that can switch between steel wheels and street - ready rubber tire , tooling around on the geartrain track as a solo vehicle and fend off fortuity with planet assistance , and then take on city street just like any other busbar .
After its successful test run last month , the company vows to make its first slip with paying passenger next April . In addition to its versatility , the fomite ’s $ 150,000 cost is just a one-seventh of the cost of a established diesel engine rail car , and it ’s light and cheaper to exert , too . When these babies impinge on the road , every street wil be a potential train station .
Dual - mode vehicle a hit in Japan[Sydney Morning Herald , viaJalopnik ]
https://jalopnik.com/japanese-dual-mode-mini-train-could-be-big-in-japan-222151
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