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The '''Skybus Metro''' was a prototype [[Suspension railway|suspended railway]] system by [[India]]n technologist B. Rajaram with the [[Konkan Railway]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/76439/konkan-railway-invite-eoi-sky.html|title=Konkan Rly to invite EOI for Sky Bus metro|work=Deccan Herald}}</ref> The system consisted of an elevated track with the cars suspended below, similar to the [[Wuppertal Schwebebahn]] or [[H-Bahn]] systems in [[Germany]]. | The '''Skybus Metro''' was a prototype [[Suspension railway|suspended railway]] system by [[India]]n technologist B. Rajaram with the [[BEML]] and [[Konkan Railway]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/76439/konkan-railway-invite-eoi-sky.html|title=Konkan Rly to invite EOI for Sky Bus metro|work=Deccan Herald}}</ref> The system consisted of an elevated track with the cars suspended below, similar to the [[Wuppertal Schwebebahn]] or [[H-Bahn]] systems in [[Germany]]. | ||
A 1.6 [[km]] (1 [[Mile|mi]]) test track in [[Margao]], [[Goa]] started trials in 2004, but on 25 September, one employee was killed and three injured in an accident, ending the trial.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/12/23/stories/2004122304661200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050114221729/http://www.hindu.com/2004/12/23/stories/2004122304661200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 January 2005|title=National : Sky Bus Metro resumes after 3 months|date=23 December 2004|last1=Sastry|work=[[The Hindu]]|first1=Anil}}</ref> The test track was supposed to be extended to 10.5 km, but no progress was made after the accident.<ref name=Pandey>{{cite web| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1050035.cms| title=Skybus project: Fantasy or reality?| author=Pandey, Vineeta| work=The Times of India| date=2005-03-15| accessdate=2006-06-07 }}</ref> In 2013, the [[Konkan Railway]] dismantled the line.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = Its final! Konkan Railway Corporation to scrap skybus project - The Times of India|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Its-final-Konkan-Railway-Corporation-to-scrap-skybus-project/articleshow/23940892.cms|website = The Times of India|accessdate = 2015-05-30}}</ref> | A 1.6 [[km]] (1 [[Mile|mi]]) test track in [[Margao]], [[Goa]] started trials in 2004, but on 25 September, one employee was killed and three injured in an accident, ending the trial.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/12/23/stories/2004122304661200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050114221729/http://www.hindu.com/2004/12/23/stories/2004122304661200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 January 2005|title=National : Sky Bus Metro resumes after 3 months|date=23 December 2004|last1=Sastry|work=[[The Hindu]]|first1=Anil}}</ref> The test track was supposed to be extended to 10.5 km, but no progress was made after the accident.<ref name=Pandey>{{cite web| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1050035.cms| title=Skybus project: Fantasy or reality?| author=Pandey, Vineeta| work=The Times of India| date=2005-03-15| accessdate=2006-06-07 }}</ref> In 2013, the [[Konkan Railway]] dismantled the line.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = Its final! Konkan Railway Corporation to scrap skybus project - The Times of India|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Its-final-Konkan-Railway-Corporation-to-scrap-skybus-project/articleshow/23940892.cms|website = The Times of India|accessdate = 2015-05-30}}</ref> | ||