T.a.i.m.

The Tubular Axle Induction Motor was developed by R&DD in conjunction with GEC, in the late 70's and early 1980's. It appears that the idea depended upon extreme and virtually unobtainable engineering tolerances in the environment in which it was working. The idea was eventually abandoned.

Here is an internal R & D document about T.a.i.m. with a picture and diagram. 

As part of the project a half-scale model was constructed by BR graduate engineering management trainees as part of their attendance at Loughborough University. I am indebted to John Lindsay for the following photographs

	A schematic drawing of TAIM John Lindsay
	A close up of the sectioned bearings on the model John Lindsay
	The model was completely sectioned to show its construction and operation. John Lindsay
	The real thing on the test bed in the Advanced Projects Lab at RTC John Lindsay
	The stators from TAIM John Lindsay

Any more information or pictures of Taim would be gratefully received

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