ITT: convincing fake transit systems
http://www.fwrail.org/
>>963396
this is of my interests
http://www.oceanicworldair.com
In 2005, media IT student Christian Bode developed this fake subway system for Bremen as a Bachelor project, including a corporate design study and a website with line maps, fare information, a working trip planner, tourist information and company history.
The (german language) website can be found in the internet archive
https://web.archive.org/web/20051124212728/http://www.die-bremer-ubahn.de/
The current site is somewhat unmaintained, broken and misses a lot of the fake information.
>>963488
Sounds like my dream uni project. Too bad my region is already too far along with the transitway corridor planning.
Reminds me of the student who proposed converting Atlanta's beltline into a cool transportation corridor.
>>963529
To clarify, he didn't actually do any real transit planning, the lines are pretty much the existing tram network with a reduced number of stations and he says right in the first paragraph of the thesis that the system would in no way be economically viable.
The work was more on the design aspect, such as conducting surveys about prefered color combinations and logos and building the website from that. The thesis is here, though also in german: http://netzspannung.org/database/text/329402/BachelorReport_ChristianBode_HBU.pdf
>>963566
So was it some sort of fictional stadtbahnization scenario for the existing tram system or some fictional dream heavy metro network which would have either replaced or complement the previous tram network?
Speaking of dream metro networks, do we accept real life transit agencies who have overambitious expansion dreams compared to resources available? ;-)
>>963588
Sure, why not? Pic unrelated.
>>963957
From the same person:
>>963953
So does that mean personally done fantasy maps? Not mine but from a forum I post on.
>>963588
Heavy metro, which probably would have meant to close most of the surface trams.
Most of the current tram lines are short (15-20 minutes city to terminus) so that a heavy metro would bring any significant time savings.
It could have been interesting for the eastern branches of tram line 1 and 4 (4 and 5 on the fantasy metro map), which have travel times of about 40 minutes from the city. There already run express trams that shave off about five minutes and line 1 also has a commuter rail station at its terminus.
Same goes for the northern suburbs where various bus lines run to the terminus of tram lines 2, 3 and 10 (or fantasy metro lines 1 and 2). It is now also served by a commuter rail line every 15 minutes.
>>963953
>Weed station
DUDE
>>964251
If it looks like it could work in the real world, then go for it.
Bump
>>964251
>mfw no greenway line
It's sad how there is no proper regional rail system in Finland, especially in the populated southern part.
At least there is this map and I think that this is a quite realistic idea.
R8 my HSR system
>>966555
And here's the more detailed map. There are a few differences, some done on purpose, others by accident that I just haven't bothered changing.
>>966555
Nice get, most of those lines make absolutely no sense btw.
