Crazy: An electric motorcycle that can also run on rails

• The Railway Motorcycle Concept is based on a design by designers Heqi Wang, Jianning Su, Xinyi Ma and Kai Qiu.
• The concept received a great deal of attention at a London design competition, among other things.
• The idea: when changing from road to rail, the frame lowers.

Many Netzwelt readers are asking themselves: Why do electric motorcycles, such as the provocative “Death to petrol” model, always have to look so futuristic? The design of the concept presented here is due to the unusual application scenario. Because the “Railway Motorcycle Concept” is intended to serve as an inspection vehicle for railway employees. And they should be able to drive to work with this vehicle on normal roads.

Electric motorcycle for railroad tracks

As you can see, the possible target group is likely to be very narrow if railway tracks are not released for private transport on a large scale in the future. However, the implementation is definitely worth seeing.

Arriving at the track bed, the chassis of the e-motorcycle lowers and literally grips the rails. Then high speeds, for which an electric motor is responsible, are possible. However, the question of how the e-motorcycle gets on the rails in detail remains unanswered.

The frame of the futuristic vehicle is said to be made of a lightweight aluminium-magnesium alloy. An LED display shows information about the route and the range. Realistic chances of the concept being implemented? Small amount. It is much more likely that solar cells in the track bed will contribute to the green power supply in the future. Deutsche Bahn is already providing test sections for this.