A Conceptual research on ‘Marine Express’: An amphibious train
Abstract
The Marine Express concept proposed by T. Ohta is a new traffic and transportation system using amphibious trains, with marine bases and cities at a distance from the sea. A research project on this subject was organized by Kyushu Univ. in 1988. The main research results are, l)the world’s first successfull experiment on underwater traveling by linear model cars, 2)feasibility studies, etc, on this system.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Railway Engineering and Dynamics
transportation and logistics systems
Railway Systems and Energy Efficiency
Publication details
- Journal / source
- CRC Press eBooks
- Pages
- 853–860
- Publication date
- 11 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter