This is a classic article from New Scientist’s archive, republished as part of our 50th anniversary celebrations
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 “ferry” coaches from the stations to take passengers on and off.
The “AT 2000” looks like an ordinary underground train split lengthwise down the middle. The left-hand section is fitted with seats in the normal way, and never stops at stations. The right-hand side has no seating. Instead it acts as a loading and unloading platform…
