Gen- rail

Trains are the heaviest, largest, cheapest and most eco friendly of all transport mediums.

I have an idea where they can be even more useful and friendly to us.

I wish to turn them into GIANT MOBILE GENERATORS.

Its very easy, scientifically simple and technologically possible.

Why I say so is that this transport medium has all the required ingredients like large size, heavy weight, strong momentum, almost friction free wheel drive and fast tracks movement. Moreover, they are on the run all the time. Hence, its easy to imagine how much energy these heavy-weight champions can generate on global basis.

You do not have to develop any new technology or devices. Just you have to do is to attach the generator boggie to the train--<PRODUCTION FACTORY>-- and wire the whole train track--<SUPPLY LINE>-- and start generating electricity.

Simple ! Isn't it?

The idea is very simple, when the train reaches a particular speed and is finished using up the initial heavy fuel consumption phase and enters into smoothe, momentum utilization stage, the generator/generators are automatically attached with the wheels.

And the power house is <ON>.

Are you challanging laws of physics?

What about fuel efficiency in case of diesel engines?

Heres the reply:-

The capacity and size of the generator is <just enough>-- stealing the minimal power it needs to run from each wheel. In this concept, the whole point is to harness the energy which is created more or less by the sheer weight, size and momentum of this huge vehicle. The extraction area is much larger ( longer) thus spreading the charging load on hundreds of moving wheels than on one or two. In other words, its like <stealing> the little extra each wheel has to offer and putting them together. Its like wearing clothes without feeling any extra weight or adding <just enough>of accessoty to the total weight of a car, not effecting its fuel efficiency or putting 1000 kg of <cotton>--not metal-- on 10 Elephants without making them feel tired or exhausted, likewise putting 5000 kg extra weight on a train which is spread out to 15 coaches.

This subtle mathematical equation can be worked out by scientists.

In theory, no matter which type of energy it consumes<coal,diesel or electricity>, I feel it is always possible to steal back some extra power from this monsterous vehicle. For example:- power which goes waste when it brakes to stop and power which goes waste when it glides down on slopes and so on.

In other words, the major braking application can be replaced by power generating. This means, that whenever you want to slow down, you attach more and more generators to wheels to slow it down.

For smaller or slower trains a small generator is attached to each wheel and for faster or heavier trains all the wheels of a coach are attached to a bigger generator. In both cases, each coach is an independent transport medium and a mobile power generating factory.

Both at the same time.

This idea can be extremely usefull specially in developing countries and specifically for remote areas. Poor countries lack funds on both accounts 1.to generate and supply electricy ( in a traditional way) 2. to modernize and expand transport network.

Therefore, most of the poor population of the world will have to wait for years to avail these two birth rights. Its all because of the nature of both these projects which are large, require heavy investment and are time consuming.

In this case a mobile <wholesale supply power house> is built on the train and a <receiving and retailing power house> at the nearby local railway station. The whole generated power is supplied to local power house and distribution operation takes place from there to nearby towns and villages.

In this way, to produce more energy, we are not only utilizing the existing capacity of infrastructure but also posess the possibilty to multiply it just by running more trains on existing tracks. Simultaneously, by starting to build more tracks by diverting the ENERGY PROJECT FUNDS like dams, windmills etc. to development of larger rail network. In this way, we are not only going to deliver the much needed energy to the people but a better, cheaper, eco friendly transport facility too. Which in turn will revolutionize their style of farming, cottage industry and other means of living. At the same time we are offering them the opportunity to sell their merchandise at much better prices by allowing them to directly approach to central market places.

I think, as on date, this is the best,cheapest and most eco friendly way to revolutionize the transport and energy sector.

Would love to hear your views.

I thank Dwane Anderson for taking interest and correcting me.

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