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Oct 12, 2025 | 3:45 am

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TedToToe

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Originally Posted by Oxon Flyer

The original system has 10 vehicles, the press release states 20 new ones.

Extra Heathrow peoplemover cars to be delivered from September | Metro Report International | Railway Gazette International

"The new vehicles will be used to augment the existing fleet of technically similar cars supplied for the 700 m long airside Terminal 5 Transit route by Bombardier Transportation when Terminal 5 opened in 2008."

and FWIW, the original intention was to deliver these from September 2022. This 'welcome increase in capacity' is seriously late.

I've never fathomed out how many trains (formed of 5 vehicles?) there are! But, presumably, additional trains can now be put into the system to reduce waiting times and increase passenger throughput.

Last edited by TedToToe; Oct 12, 2025 at 4:38 am

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