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UNDERGROUND railways remain the fastest way of transporting large numbers of passengers around cities, and French engineers have proposed a way of making the Metro even faster. The plan is for an underground train that runs continuously, serviced by 鈥渇erry鈥� coaches from the stations to take passengers on and off.

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The two sections travel together like a railway coach with a corridor. Between stations, doors joining the two sections open for a short period to let passengers move from one section to the other. Passengers who wish to get off at the next station move into the 鈥渃orridor鈥� section. Those who have just got on take their seats in the non-stop section. As the vehicle approaches the station, the 鈥渃orridor鈥� section separates and halts for the unloading and loading of passengers. The other section continues and links up with another 鈥渃orridor鈥� section already loaded with passengers.

This article was originally published in New 女生小视频 on 6 February 1969

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