London-based design agency Priestmangoode has unveiled an ambitious railway concept. Moving Platforms is a concept which would allow high-speed trains to continuously move between destinations without having to stop. Local 'docking' trams would replace static railway platforms and stations by catching up to the high-speed trains allowing passengers to move on and off.

Although the idea would require a complete infrastructure overhaul, designer Paul Priestman believes that the current railway system is struggling to cater for modern technology and demands.

Moving Platforms introduced from Priestmangoode on Vimeo.

“The problem is we're trying to run a 21st century service on a 19th century infrastructure," says Priestman. "I think that stations are completely out of date. With the modern technology, the modern trains that we're building now, having to have them stop at stations is ridiculous. The railway system is almost like the telecommunications system before the internet arrived."

The idea of moving from train to train at high speeds could be seen as exciting by some but terrifying to several others. While the concept is trying to make railway transport more efficient and a lot quicker, the use of two trains and therefore two tracks would require complete network renovation as well as inevitably increasing carbon emissions.