Introduction

The Jo-Jo concept consists of Jo-Jo trains, Jo-Jo-han and Jo-Jo houses. Jo-Jo trains are both passenger trains and freight trains. The train has a power shuttle with energy storage and the opportunity to take electric power from above. The trains have shuttles (motor cars, rail buses), which can also get power from their batteries. Jo-Jo-han (high access network) is ideally the completely separate new infrastructure that the trains run on. The tracks are laid on pillars. The main line is built above the motorway. Jo-Jo-hus (high utility station) is the railway station itself where individual shuttles arrive and depart one floor up. An elevator allows travelers to step on and off the ground floor. The most important results achieved are that:

Note! Jo-Jo train can be introdused/used also in excisting railway systems, it only requires at least one station at a siding, see further in paragraph 4 at page

1. Travel time is short

The traveler travels directly from his departure to his final station, without intermediate stops. Stockholm - Malmö 600 kilometers in 2 hours and 30 minutes. Passenger shuttles dock with the train running at full speed, but their relative speed at the docking is only 1 - 2 kilometers per hour. The stations are connected to the main line by connecting lines. At the main line the Jo-Jo trains run continuously at 245 kilometers per hour.

2. The train frequency is high

All Jo-Jo trains dock shuttles from / to all stations. With gears without moving parts, trains on the main line can be close together. With e.g. six minutes apart, at 245 kilometers per hour, there will be 24.5 kilometers between the trains. A passive gear is always right. The choice to take the siding in the switch is made actively in the railway vehicle. The technology with a gear without moving parts is well known but only modestly applied. It provides a passive infrastructure, but more technology in the vehicles. With a completely new separate infrastructure, it can be applied and then provides many benefits. High frequency is better than few and long trains.

3. There are many stations

Taking the siding from the main track to a connection track can be done with down to only a few kilometers distance between the railway switches. The number of possible stations is almost unlimited. Regardless of the distance to the main line, all places that want to have a station can be connected to Jo-Jo-han, without it affecting the travel time to / from other places.

4. Jo-Jo trains are both freight trains and passenger trains

As soon as a cargo shuttle (shuttle for goods, cf. truck) is reasonably loaded, it can be sent to the main line and then docked at the front of the train. Before changing to their final destination, the shuttle is docked from in front of and behind the existing shuttle in the train. The cargo shuttle goes directly from its departure station to its terminus. Passenger shuttles have a front and stern adapted for docking with free movement for traveling between the shuttles. They are docked at the rear of the train and depending on the traffic situation, they are docked at the rear or from inside the train. The journey takes place non-stop from departure to final station.

5. The capacity for travelers and goods can be quickly adjusted

Since the Jo-Jo train does not have a fixed length, it is easy to adjust the number of shuttles in the train. Everyone and everything must always follow - a postulate.

6. We get central station locations in all locations

A shuttle is only 24 meters long and the track is located on a bridge. The station has two levels and it is therefore very small. The station can often be located at the existing travel center. Into the city, the urban area, the shuttle can run slowly. With a turntable we can easily make a sack station. The same route in and out of the urban area.

7. Jo-Jo-han is built quickly at low cost and is put into operation in stages

The track is built on prefabricated bridge elements. We own the highway and the archeology, geology and noise have already been investigated. The ground is reinforced and the construction road is available. Fast, cost-effective and environmentally friendly.