Editing Trackless train (section)

==Public uses==
[[File:Tourists Road Train to York Minster - geograph.org.uk - 4115130.jpg|thumb|A trackless train service for tourists in the city of [[York]], England]]
Trackless trains are often used for the transport of tourists instead of other [[public transport]] modes. These may be seasonal services, linking attractions such as [[museum]]s and [[zoo]]s or other tourist destinations with central areas. Often, the train ride itself is a [[tourist attraction]], offering [[sightseeing]] along scenic routes as well as a transport service.<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YygDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA69%22 |page=69 |title=Popular Science |journal=The Popular Science Monthly |year=1937 |volume=131 |issue=3 |issn=0161-7370 |publisher=[[Bonnier Corporation]]}}</ref> In the [[Switzerland|Swiss]] town of [[Gruyères]], a trackless train is the only vehicle allowed in the [[pedestrianized zone|pedestrianized]] streets.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/2011/sep/30/on-the-chocolate-track-296149.html |newspaper=[[New Indian Express]] |title=On the chocolate track |date=30 September 2011 |access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref> A similar train is also used to move students between the train station and the faculties in the Outer [[University of Alcalá|Alcalá de Henares University]] Campus.

Trackless trains are also used in shopping malls to entertain children while their parents are shopping. Trackless trains used for this purpose are commonly smaller and have less power.

A larger and faster form of trackless tram is the [[Rubber-tyred trams|rubber-tyred tram]] used as a public transport alternative to conventional [[light rail]], [[tram]] and [[bus]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Advances in Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks |year=2019 |isbn=9783030380779 |publisher=[[Springer (publisher)|Springer International Publishing]] |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TXvQDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA531 |pages=531–536 |chapter=Investigation of the performance and potential of a novel trackless train with pneumatic tires |author1=Ning Zhang |author2=Xi Wang |author3=Zi-qian Zhao |author4=Wei-chao Zhang |author5=Guo-dong Yin}}</ref><ref name="vl" />

In some countries in [[Europe]] a [[Volkswagen]] [[minibus]] usually carries 3 [[carriages]], these trackless trains can often carry only 38 passengers.