The document discusses the Sky Bus, a mass transit system invented by Mr. B. Raja Ram, designed to provide safe and efficient transportation in crowded urban areas. It outlines the system's features, advantages over traditional transport methods, and its proposed implementation in various Indian cities following successful tests. The Sky Bus represents a technological advancement aimed at mitigating issues like derailments and collisions experienced with existing metro systems.

1. N A M E : S O U R AV D A S
S T R E A M : M E C H A N I C A L E N G I N E E R I N G
F U T U R E I N S T I T U T E O F E N G I N E E R I N G
& M A N A G E M E N T
M A K A U T ( W B U T )

2. CONTENTS
1. Introduction
2. Man behind Sky bus
3. Features of Sky Bus
4. Initiation of Sky Bus
5. Evolution of Sky Bus
6. The Components of Sky Bus
7. Advantages
8. Future Projects
9. Conclusion
10. Acknowledgement
11. Bibliography

3. Sky Bus
“A unique mass transit system
which than can be put up
within any two years in any
crowded and congested city
for safe transportation
without loss of time.”
INTRODUCTION

4. MAN BEHIND SKY BUS
Mr. B. Raja Ram, the inventor of Sky Bus
Technology.
He wants India to lead the world in
transportation, with Sky Bus Technology,
Which makes railway systems safer and
financially affordable by even a common
man.

5. Features of Sky Bus
• Heavy 60 kg /m rails placed at
standard gauge held in an (8m x 2m)
concrete box enclosure.
• They are supported over a 1m dia.
Columns spaced at a distance of 15-
20m.
• The height of column must be min of
8m
• Electrical re-generative braking,
coupled with compressed air disk
mechanical brakes and
emergency/idling mechanical brakes
for stabling.
• Sky Bus can run at 100 km/h using
electric power, with suspended coach
shells that carry the passengers.

6. Initiation of Sky Bus
As long as the wheels are on the rails,
the coach runs. But failure of rails /
obstruction by a heavy wind force may
create dangerous situations.
When the wheels climb 25 to 30 mm
flange, then derailment occurs.

7. If derailment occurs, then there is
nothing to hold the coach, then the
coach just topples.
Such falling of coach can kill
people inside the coach and also
people on the road, if any.

8. 8

9. Evolution of sky bus
Suppose a standard railway coach running
on a railway track.
The under frame with standard railway
wheel set running on a railway track.

10. The under frame remains the same,
railway wheels run on the same track,
coach is firmly attached to under frame
positively
The under-frame with wheels and railway
traction motors & railway track enclosed
in the concrete box- travel on the railway
track , carrying the coach below outside
the concrete box- now the coach and the
track are positively held together- cannot
escape from rails!

11. 1. Sky Way
 In the middle of the road way, pile
foundations support 1 m dia
column approx. 8m high, and
spaced at 15m all along the road
way.
 The Sky way consists of a concrete
box structure carried over a series
of piers at a height of 8m above
the existing road level.
 In short, Sky Way is the way in
which the Sky Bus travels along
the road, but at higher level.
 Sky Way consists of two rails fixed
with appropriate fastenings with in
concrete box support and guide
the Sky Bogies

12. 2. Sky Bogies
 Standard two axle bogies
used in metros for speeds
of 100 kmph are used,
which gain speed up to a
maximum of 160 kmph of
standard gauge.
 Linear induction motor
technology is
incorporated, with 3
phase AC motors with
regenerative power
capability.
 Braking - bogie mounted.
a. Disc Brakes are
provided.
b. Emergency
mechanical brakes
are also provided, in
case of any
emergency.

13. 3. Sky Coaches
 Double walled light shells
with wide large windows are
suspended from the sky
bogies.
 Air – conditioned and with
automatic doors are
provided.
 Audio visual information is
provided to passengers, for
easy understanding of sky
stations.
 Special 4m wide or 2m x 2m
wide sliding doors are
provided for quick entry and
exit of passengers.
 Each pair carries 300
persons.
 Service is possible in every
30 seconds or one minute.

14. 4. Sky Stations
5. Traverser
 Unlike conventional mass
transit systems, Sky Bus needs
smaller stations.
 Totally computerized control,
access control is also electronic
by prepaid cards being swiped
in.
 Stations act as only access
facility, and not as passenger
holding area.
 Traverser is the system which
automatically shifts the Sky Bus
units for balancing the
loads/changing routes too as well
and also shifts units to depot lines,
etc.

15. ADVANTAGES OF SKY BUS OVER OTHER MODES
These advantages are categorized in different kinds:
• Performance
• Safety
• Land & Protection to existing buildings
• Capital and running costs
• Construction
• Charges
• Financial viability

16. FUTURE PROJECTS
After the successful test run of the sky bus in its test track in Madgaon
Goa,
The Indian Railway has recognized its work efficiency and found it as the
future of mass communication in the urban areas. The Sky bus has
proved its
effectiveness in various sectors in all the tests it has gone through. Hence
the
Sky bus has proposed by the Railway department in
Following cities of India:
Ahmadabad, Pune, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Pondicherry,
Ranchi, Shimla, Thane, Bhubaneswar, Bangalore, Chennai
Coimbatore Delhi, Goa, Gurgaon and Hyderabad.

17. CONCLUSION
The Sky bus is the technology breakthrough that India has
achieved. Sky bus is an improved railway technology,
eliminating the problems of existing metro rail systems,
like,
derailments collisions, and capsizing crushing people. Old
conventional railway men, who remained basically
operating
and maintenance experts, may take a little time to
appreciate,
but the fact remains. Sky bus is an improved railway
technology eliminating their fears of derailments and
capsizing from which they suffered for decades!

18. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I am thankful to many people who helped and guided me during this
project.
I wish to express my sincere gratitude to my project guide, professor,
Mr.
Anirban Das, for giving this project and also for taking keen interest on
my
project work and guided me all along till the completion by providing all
the
necessary information for the development of a good system.
I am thankful and fortunate enough to get constant encouragement and
timely support and guidance from all teaching and non-teaching staff
and
my classmates which helped me to successfully complete my project.

19. BIBLIOGRAPHY
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension_railway
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konkan_Railway.
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[6] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Institute_of_Technology_Kharagpur
[7] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_Design_and_Standards_Organisation
[8] http://www.unife.org/events/unife-involved/16-world-congress-on-railway-
research.html
[9] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passengers_per_hour_per_direction
[10] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_India
[11] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railways_Act
[12] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartle_Hall_Pylons