Amazing Invention: China’s Track-Less Train Begins Operation In Chinese City
China continues to amaze the whole world. Is as if they are in the future while the rest of the world are in the past. A futuristic rail system featuring track-less trains and virtual lines was launched in a Chinese city yesterday. Termed as the world’s first ‘smart train’, the vehicle runs on virtual rail lines through the bustling streets of Zhuzhou in China’s Hunan Province, reported People’s Daily Online. The train could travel as quickly as 70kmh, or 43 mph, and carry as many as 300 passengers. The rail system, called ART or Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit, has been developed by China’s CRRC Corporation Limited, one of the world’s largest train manufacturers. It’s set to speed up public transportation of Zhuzhou, a city with about four million residents, before being popularised to other parts of China. The train, sporting sleek livery, is somewhat a hybrid between a long bus and a traditional tram. It could carry much more pas...