• Separation of the cornering assembly away from the interface, so that the extreme rear of the mother vehicle can corner together with the transfer vehicle. This simplifies the interface technology.
• Use each of the maximum available width of the vehicle at the interface to facilitate the rapid transfer or passengers across it.
• An asymmetrical arrangement that the rear of the mother vehicle [see yellow area], allowing greater floor space for those queuing to disembark.
• Siting of the driver console in the position to allow direct surveillance and supervision of embarkation procedure in the transfer vehicle.
• A mothercar door assembly, which facilitates safe vehicle connection by the sliding doors which do not compromise the space available for passenger transfer during engagement.
• Integration of a battery carousel to allow for the rapid interchange of energy during vehicle engagement.
• Mounting for electronic navigation devices such as the vehicle closing-distance monitor units, inter vehicle communication devices [to relay information from the mother vehicle on its anticipated velocity changes for synchronous breaking, battery charge status, anticipated connection time etc.]

• People are queued to one side of the drivers cab, so that an orderly and unambiguous passage [the syndrome of " You first. " " No, after you thanks " ] across the vehicles interface is facilitated.
• The Transfer vehicle driver can monitor passenger flows and deter disruptive or anti social behaviour that may otherwise create delays
• The design shown allows simultaneous passage of those boarding and those disembarking from the Mother car, with clear separation between the two groups.
• There is space allocated specifically for those waiting to disembark who may otherwise block the main Mother car walkway at times when larger numbers are disembarking the Mother car.
• An intercom system to forewarn those disembarking on the next Transfer vehicle to proceed to the disembarkation area before engagement time so that people are ready and waiting to disembark.
• Clear and well advertised rules warning against loitering in the Clearway, disregarding disembarkation announcements or anti social behaviour published on tickets and on vehicle wallspace. This might be supported by `conditions of use clause` on tickets backed up by sanctions for non compliance.
• A moving walkway at the entrance to the Mother car and Transfer vehicle might further assist in ensuring rapid passenger throughput.

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