Cool GooDies

This has to be one of the smartest ideas i’ve seen in a long time.
Last year Mr peng yu-lun devised a system which, when implemented at mrt stations, will negate the need for trains to stop or decelerate at all stations, when approaching the station itself. The idea as you’ll see in the video below, is to have a separate designated carriage for people wishing to board or alight the train which waits at the platform. The carriage then attaches to the train as it passes underneath and eventually rests on the roof until the next stop approaches and the carriage detaches and comes to a halt.
Have a look at the clip.

One advantage that immediately springs to mind is a presumably huge energy saving due to the fact that the main train would no longer have to stop and start on a regular basis.
I came across this video by complete mistake today on a chinese version of youtube and subsequently spent what seemed like a lifetime trying to find related information that wasn’t in taiwanese. If anyone can translate the audio i’d be grateful. the only written info i could find was from the ‘taiwan headlines’ website, which can be read here.