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ultra light rail

ultra light rail noun: a small single-railcar on-demand rail system with trunk-separated stations that does not operate on any fixed route but rather to stations where it has been requested, similar to an elevator.

Noun

ultra light rail (uncountable)

  1. A small single-railcar on-demand rail system with trunk-separated stations that does not operate on any fixed route but rather to stations where it has been requested, similar to an elevator.
    • His solution was ultra-light-rail1992, The Architects' Journal, Volume 196, link
    • At the same time various proposals for the use of innovative modes such as personal rapid transit or ultra-light rail have failed to progress much beyond concept design or demonstration projects.2005, Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain), Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Civil engineering: Issues 1-3, link

Examples of ultra light rail in a sentence

  • The alignment of the “rapid transit busway also prevents any future ultra light rail service along the Harbour railway.2012, Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee, Bus Services After the Spending Review, page 169:
  • For example, Parry People Movers Ltd (PPM) has integrated a flywheel into an ultra light rail vehicle (ULRV).2007, Dr. Ulises Diego Ayala, PhD, An investigation into hybrid power trains for vehicles with regenerative braking, page 42:

Forms of ultra light rail

alternative formultra-light-rail
alternative formultra-light rail

Origin of ultra light rail

Said to be an improvement on light rail technology.

Questions about ultra light rail

What does ultra light rail mean?
Ultra light rail means a small single-railcar on-demand rail system with trunk-separated stations that does not operate on any fixed route but rather to stations where it has been requested, similar to an elevator.
How do you use ultra light rail in a sentence?
The alignment of the “rapid transit busway also prevents any future ultra light rail service along the Harbour railway.
What part of speech is ultra light rail?
Ultra light rail is a noun.

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