Blade Runner Dualmode

Juniper Foo | Aug 04, 2004

Is this the future of public transportation? UK firm Silvertip Design seems to have snagged an idea from the old sci-fi classic Blade Runner, and converged what seems to be a tractor trailer and freight train to create the ultimate in intermodal transport--the Blade Runner Dualmode [click for bigger image]. Apparently capable of switching between road and rail, it can transport 105 commuters or 115 cubic meters of freight. The giant trucker is still in concept mode and, not to sound ornery, unlikely to find any takers in itty-bitty Singapore.

Price: N.A.
Availability: Concept stage
Device: Road-rail hybrid system
Basic specs: Utilizes a fifth wheel to stay on tracks and the rubber tires for accelerating and braking

Filed under: Cars, Future Tech
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