Airport People Movers
Jul 22, 2016, 12:48 pm
#31
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A complete opposite to the don't-care-what-crap-gets-built attitude that the EWR Airtrain seems to embody.
Jul 22, 2016, 1:20 pm
#32
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Jul 22, 2016, 1:36 pm
#33
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Jul 22, 2016, 1:44 pm
#34
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Other interesting ones:
The shuttle from BHX to its railway station used to be a maglev (years before PVG). Now just cable hauled.
The LHR T5 airside shuttle has public access to the tunnel running underneath. Nice if you like to stretch your legs.
Landside at LHR, one of the car parks is linked to the terminal by an innovative PRT "pod" system. If it gets rolled out to transport people around the airport as a whole, it would be revolutionary.
The shuttle from BHX to its railway station used to be a maglev (years before PVG). Now just cable hauled.
The LHR T5 airside shuttle has public access to the tunnel running underneath. Nice if you like to stretch your legs.
Landside at LHR, one of the car parks is linked to the terminal by an innovative PRT "pod" system. If it gets rolled out to transport people around the airport as a whole, it would be revolutionary.
Jul 22, 2016, 2:13 pm
#35
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Fortunately I can void going there.
Jul 22, 2016, 2:16 pm
#36
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Apparently that system was so well built it rarely needed any kind of maintenance, and needed no replacement parts. When it came time to replace the system, the original company had long gone so they had to go with cable drawn system.
Jul 22, 2016, 4:11 pm
#37
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Same can't be said for HKG. One mover takes pax out to the pier and comes back empty, while the other takes people in, and goes back out empty. That reduces potential capacity by 1/2 and adds to wait time. All this made reportedly worse by extending the line and adding a new terminus.....