Does anyone have any info on this new transit system at terminal 5?
The info on the web is little more than 6 trains, moving block
signalling, links
various buildings, 15 ton trains. I assume since it has signalling its
going
to be a "proper" railway unlike gatwicks transit which is just 2 trains
going up and down their own dedicated tracks. Is it circular? How deep
are the tunnels? Will it be in the tube/hex station or will it have its
own
station? Anyone know?

B2003

"Boltar" yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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I think its more like the internal system at Stansted that takes you from
the departure/arrival areas out to the piers. There is a picture of one of
the 'trains' being craned down an access shaft in Modern Rail this month. It
is referred to as a 'tracked transit system (TTS)' but looks just like a bus
to me - the large rubber tyres being the biggest giveaway! ...

Paul Scott wrote:

Damn, I was trying to think of a way to combine it with the Thameslink
Moorgate branch and the Aldwych Shuttle.

John Rowland wrote:

...via the Jubilee platforms at Charing Cross? :)

Rubber tyres don't necessarily make it a bus. How about Metro line 1
in Paris? Those
trains have rubber tyres.

Phil

phil.george999@gmail.com wrote:

As do all four lines of the Montreal metro.

He-he... you are both wrong! ;-)

Aldwych tunnels should be used by new combined Hammersmith&City/Circle
service, which should be named Spiral and should go
Hammersmith->Paddington->Edgware Road->Farrington->Liverpool
Street->Monument->Victoria->Bayswater->Edgware Road{another set of
platforms}->{Marylebone}->{Goodge Street}->Holborn->Aldwych
(new parts are in { } )
(and yes, I know this is impossible, because Holborn->Aldwych part is
tube and not subsurface...)

And Jubilee platforms at Charing Cross should be used by DLR.

OR

Another stupid suggestion would be to create "smaller Circle" of
Waterloo->Bank->Aldwych->Holborn->Green Park->Charing Cross->Waterloo,
which will include entire Waterloo&City line, and both Aldwych and
Jubilee platforms at Charing Cross :-P

Stephen Farrow wrote:

Can't remember what the Paris metro is like but the Montreal one has a
bouncy unpleasent ride from what i remember. Not sure what the
advantage
the rubber tyres is (better on gradients?) but comfort doesnt' seem to
be one of them.

B2003

Boltar wrote:

I don't remember the ride on the Montreal metro being bouncy or
unpleasant, though it's certainly different from the ride on
conventional steel-wheeled trains (you want bouncy and unpleasant, try
the Bury line on the Metrolink in Manchester).

Maybe it could connect with Airtrain @ JFK?:)