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On Fri, 24 Mar 2017 22:13:51 -0000 (UTC)
Recliner wrote:
Yes, that looks right. From memory, I think the trains have four (or five)
carriages. The much more visible elevated Gatwick inter-terminal shuttle
trains have three carriages.

Unlike the Gatwick shuttle, there are points, so trains can switch track,
and the number of trains isnt limited to two. There's obvious scope for the
line to be extended to a future third satellite or linked to a rebuilt
central terminal.

One thing that may or not be obvious from the pics is that the Transit is
very clean and well maintained; it still looks brand new, despite being
almost a decade old.

I wonder where "people mover" ends and metro train begins? These vehicles
seem to be in that grey area somewhere in between though the VAL metros
in france are pretty much the same except ridiculously narrow (presumably
for tunneling cost reasons).

I'd say this is at the people mover end of the spectrum.

But I wouldn't say it was ridiculously narrow:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/recliner/33493259211/in/photostream/lightbox/

One limiting factor on tunnel size is that they have to bear the weight of
575 tonne A380s a few metres above.