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Abstract:
Sky bus is a modern suspended railway invented by Indian technologist, Er. B Raja Ram. It is an eco – friendly, noise free and economical operation, which makes it interesting not only in cities in India, but also in different cities in Europe and America. Sky Bus falls under tramway category, according to the Constitution of India. Since it operates along and parallel to existing roadways and within municipal limits, it is excluded from the Indian Railway Act. Sky bus is economical than metro rails and other means when considered within the city limits, in the view of transportation and safety.
What is Sky Bus?
Sky bus is a suspended railway system, can never capsize nor collide due to its design and construction technique. This is noise free, pollution free and economical with no points and crossings. In short, sky bus is “A unique mass transit system which than can be put up within any two years in any crowded and congested city for safe transportation without loss of time.”
Why sky bus is safe?
The present Railway Technology used in metros, suffer from a fundamental technology defect of derailment and separation of travelling coach from the railway track, falling down on the ground killing people. So long as wheels are on rail, the coach runs, but failure of rails, obstruction or even heavy wind force can create a dangerous situation. But when wheels climb the 25 to 30 mm flange, go over the rail and derailment occurs. Such capsizing can kill people inside the coach as well as those on the road below.
Challenges of transportation:
1. Urban space remains frozen
2. Population shifting to urban habitats, resulting in mass transit capacity
3. Should be free from pollution
4. Should be affordable by common people
5. With point to point connectivity
6. Better quality of travel:
a. Air conditioned
b. Virtually no wait service
c. Safer than existing systems – in view of value of human life.
Though, some of the challenges are met by other means of transportation, Sky Bus is efficient in meeting all the above specified requirements and challenges and serves the public.
Some of Salient points of Sky Bus:
1. Sky bus is innovative solution to the problems of derailments and collisions of conventional metros.
2. The core functionality of dynamics of suspended coaches has been tested and proven according to international safety norms in the year 2004.
3. The costs also are demonstrated to be most competitive. Hence Rs. 50 crores + / - per route kilometer is practical commercial cost for executing a sky bus project.
4. Each and every technology element included in sky bus project is tested and proven in live harsh environments and all the test limits exist in safer boundaries that are laid down by international standards.
5. Sky bus comes to state with no financial risk to Government, being financially viable.
6. Sky bus may be constructed within 24 months and people will be travelling in sky bus.
7. It is affordable for a common man with least rate possible, according to the city constructed, including air conditioned travel, pollution free and high quality of life protection for people.
8. The construction and execution of sky bus occurs with least disturbance to daily city life.
9. No demolition of existing structures is needed, and no extra land is to be utilized.
10. Adds additional urban space every at 9000 m2/per km between stations, a special feature distinguishing sky bus.
11. Transportation of goods can be handled by the Sky Bus, whichis unique advantage of Sky Bus.
12. Employment is also provided in the construction purpose of Sky Bus @ 250 persons for every 10 km.
13. Coaches are made maintenance free in case of Sky Bus system.
14. The advantage of Sky Bus is that polycarbonate sheets are fixed around it to take care of any vandal activity.
15. The Sky Bus is fully – computerized:
a. Self – identification in need for attention ,
b. Need based maintenance with very high degree of reliability ,
c. Minimized cost for the bogies and track is maintenance free.
16. The Sky Bus costs about 2500 crores for a length of 50km, but current elevated metro option using conventional railway system costs about 5000 crores, which is nearly 2 times the cost of construction of Sky Bus
Fact about Sky Bus:
Sky Bus is the technology breakthrough that India has achieved. Sky Bus is an improved Railway Technology, eliminating the problems of existing metro rail systems like derailments, collisions, capsizing and crushing people, which they suffered for decades.
Why Sky Bus is so popular?
If it is invented by a student, or a research scientist who has no experience in any railway field or no knowledge of railway sciences, then it may be not so popular.
But it is invented by such person, who is a bureaucrat, engineer, scientist, manager and inventor. The inventor is first class first Distinction Engineering Graduate and an M. Tech from prestigious IIT Kharagpur. He served a decade in railway open line in various capacities, another decade in railway research at RDSO & IIT, worked in abroad as a consultant till 1990.
He is involved in Konkan Railway project from the beginning i.e., 1990. Then he was promoted to cader Managing Director and Director of many projects related to Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) till January 2005.
He has own original contributions of new theories regarding rail – wheel and track – vehicle interactions, which are recognized and published by many World Forums.
He has several patents (nearly 50), around the globe, and in India for his valuable inventions.
His inventions cover Railway Technologies, Anti – collision devices, Sky Bus.
He is Mr. B. Raja Ram, the inventor of Sky Bus Technology.
He holds degrees namely Bachelor of Engineering, Master of Technology, Fellow of National Academy of Engineering, Fellow of Institution of Engineers. He is a member of Indian Railway Service of Engineers.
He is the recipient of prestigious FICCI national award for OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO KNOWLEDGE BASED INDUSTRIES, as adjudged by Justice Bhagawati Committee.
He believes it is in the realm of reality to make food, travel, communication and dwelling virtually free to all humans on the plant through bold application of science and technology to infrastructure development.
He wants India to lead the world in transportation, with Sky Bus Technology, which makes railway systems safer and financially affordable by even a common man.
Technology of Sky Bus:
The basic concept of Sky Bus is derived from the concept of Sky-Wheels presented in 1989 at World Congress for Railway Research.
In the Sky Bus technology, the median in the middle of road is used to raise columns to support 9.4 m wide concrete box 2.4 m high, which houses sky-guides and a powered bogie and can run on the sky-guides at speed up to 100 kmph .The coaches are suspended from the bogie frame running overhead and thus are designed for lighter crush loads as compared to normal railway coaches. Tremendous savings are achieved in systems design