T5 business parking PRT people mover thing
Mar 21, 2010, 2:22 pm
#1
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T5 business parking PRT people mover thing
As a bit of light relief from strike related postings...
...does anyone know what's happening with the PRT? Although the track has been complete for some time there does appear to be a lack of the promised electric-powered white elephants.
I did a quick search and couldn't find anything more recent than Nov 09, at which point there didn't really seem to be any conclusion about what was happening.
...does anyone know what's happening with the PRT? Although the track has been complete for some time there does appear to be a lack of the promised electric-powered white elephants.
I did a quick search and couldn't find anything more recent than Nov 09, at which point there didn't really seem to be any conclusion about what was happening.
Mar 21, 2010, 2:56 pm
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They have had a few fundamental operational and organisational problems which I believe are all sorted now.
However they still need a minimum of six months user testing before they become fully operational. To the best of my knowledge, that testing is yet to commence, so it is still 6 months minimum away from opening.
However they still need a minimum of six months user testing before they become fully operational. To the best of my knowledge, that testing is yet to commence, so it is still 6 months minimum away from opening.
Mar 21, 2010, 3:04 pm
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They have had a few fundamental operational and organisational problems which I believe are all sorted now.
However they still need a minimum of six months user testing before they become fully operational. To the best of my knowledge, that testing is yet to commence, so it is still 6 months minimum away from opening.
However they still need a minimum of six months user testing before they become fully operational. To the best of my knowledge, that testing is yet to commence, so it is still 6 months minimum away from opening.
Mar 21, 2010, 3:07 pm
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Mar 22, 2010, 3:42 am
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ive seen them running, but i never knew what the hell they were. i just always assumed they were crew transport buggies from some crew parking lot!
Mar 22, 2010, 6:55 am
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I've seen them running for a few months with no passengers 
Originally they were due to be in service Nov 2009, then there was a big display in the groundside departures area promising Spring 2010 but since then nada.
They can't come soon enough in my opinion - last time I used T5 Business Parking a couple of weeks ago at 5.15am there was a 10 minute wait for a bus and 14 of us boarded when it finally appeared. Then on the return that evening I ran for the bus at Stand 22 and managed to catch it which was great but it was completely full... surely if there are more than 5 or 6 pax on the transfer buses then they are not frequent enough for a premium parking facility?
Originally they were due to be in service Nov 2009, then there was a big display in the groundside departures area promising Spring 2010 but since then nada.
They can't come soon enough in my opinion - last time I used T5 Business Parking a couple of weeks ago at 5.15am there was a 10 minute wait for a bus and 14 of us boarded when it finally appeared. Then on the return that evening I ran for the bus at Stand 22 and managed to catch it which was great but it was completely full... surely if there are more than 5 or 6 pax on the transfer buses then they are not frequent enough for a premium parking facility?
