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The BBC have a short video of the new Heathrow Personal Rapid Transit
System under test at:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8377030.stm

More about it on "Inside Out" on Monday next at 7.30 (BBC1).
--
Paul Terry

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"Paul Terry" wrote in message
...

The BBC have a short video of the new Heathrow Personal Rapid Transit
System under test at:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8377030.stm

More about it on "Inside Out" on Monday next at 7.30 (BBC1).
--
Paul Terry

Would you believe: "Cannot play media. Sorry, this media is not available in
your territory."

DW down under

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In message , DW downunder
writes

"Paul Terry" wrote in message
...

The BBC have a short video of the new Heathrow Personal Rapid Transit
System under test at:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8377030.stm

More about it on "Inside Out" on Monday next at 7.30 (BBC1).
-- Paul Terry

Would you believe: "Cannot play media. Sorry, this media is not
available in your territory."

DW down under

Unfortunately that's the case with much audio-visual material on the BBC
website - AIUI, copyright isn't cleared for use outside the UK.

--
Paul Terry

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Paul Terry wrote:
The BBC have a short video of the new Heathrow Personal Rapid Transit
System under test at:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8377030.stm

More about it on "Inside Out" on Monday next at 7.30 (BBC1).

I'm amused by the "No Smoking" sign on the window... who's going to stop
you?

--
We are the Strasbourg. Referendum is futile.

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In message , at 08:26:52 on Wed,
25 Nov 2009, Paul Terry remarked:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8377030.stm

More about it on "Inside Out" on Monday next at 7.30 (BBC1).
-- Paul Terry

Would you believe: "Cannot play media. Sorry, this media is not
available in your territory."

DW down under

Unfortunately that's the case with much audio-visual material on the
BBC website - AIUI, copyright isn't cleared for use outside the UK.

Copyright *might not* be cleared outside the UK, so just in case they
ban it all. And of course it's also nothing to do with keeping the
bandwidth source/sinks inside the UK.

ps there's an earlier video here (mixture of actual film and
simulation):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-U_QkZpNKU
--
Roland Perry

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On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:55:24 -0000, "Basil Jet"
wrote:

Paul Terry wrote:
The BBC have a short video of the new Heathrow Personal Rapid Transit
System under test at:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8377030.stm

More about it on "Inside Out" on Monday next at 7.30 (BBC1).

I'm amused by the "No Smoking" sign on the window... who's going to stop
you?


I expect that each car, pod (or call it what you will) will be
equipped with a smoke alarm.

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In message , Bruce
writes

On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:55:24 -0000, "Basil Jet"
wrote:

I'm amused by the "No Smoking" sign on the window... who's going to stop
you?

I expect that each car, pod (or call it what you will) will be
equipped with a smoke alarm.

Or possibly with an automatic sprinkler :)
--
Paul Terry

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On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:39:13 +0000
Bruce wrote:
On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:55:24 -0000, "Basil Jet"
wrote:

Paul Terry wrote:
The BBC have a short video of the new Heathrow Personal Rapid Transit
System under test at:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8377030.stm

More about it on "Inside Out" on Monday next at 7.30 (BBC1).

I'm amused by the "No Smoking" sign on the window... who's going to stop
you?

This system is just a gimmick for the airport to brag about. Once the
maintenance costs start to spiral because its such a niche product it'll soon
go the same was as the birmingham maglev. The same service could have been
provided by a £25K minibus.

B2003

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On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:34:55 +0000 (UTC),
wrote:

On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:39:13 +0000
Bruce wrote:
On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:55:24 -0000, "Basil Jet"
wrote:

Paul Terry wrote:
The BBC have a short video of the new Heathrow Personal Rapid Transit
System under test at:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8377030.stm

More about it on "Inside Out" on Monday next at 7.30 (BBC1).

I'm amused by the "No Smoking" sign on the window... who's going to stop
you?

This system is just a gimmick for the airport to brag about.


No doubt about that.


Once the
maintenance costs start to spiral because its such a niche product it'll soon
go the same was as the birmingham maglev.


I think the poor ride quality will result in many complaints.

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Bruce wrote:
On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:34:55 +0000 (UTC),
wrote:

This system is just a gimmick for the airport to brag about.

No doubt about that.

Once the
maintenance costs start to spiral because its such a niche product
it'll soon go the same was as the birmingham maglev.

I think the poor ride quality will result in many complaints.

I can think of a few in uk.railway that won't be able to cope with the seats
not lining up with the windows. Will there be onboard catering at all?

Paul S

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On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:24:56 -0000, "Paul Scott"
wrote:

Bruce wrote:
On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:34:55 +0000 (UTC),
wrote:

This system is just a gimmick for the airport to brag about.

No doubt about that.

Once the
maintenance costs start to spiral because its such a niche product
it'll soon go the same was as the birmingham maglev.

I think the poor ride quality will result in many complaints.

I can think of a few in uk.railway that won't be able to cope with the seats
not lining up with the windows.


Also not being able to reserve seats that face forward or back.


Will there be onboard catering at all?


Only if BAA allow burger vans in the car parks.

Unlikely. :-(

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You can also see more at this link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epiiPy9kAho


I understand from information associated with the link that it is due to
enter regular service in Spring 2010. But is there a more specific date,
I wonder?

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On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:57:58 +0000, "
wrote:

You can also see more at this link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epiiPy9kAho


I understand from information associated with the link that it is due to
enter regular service in Spring 2010. But is there a more specific date,
I wonder?


I can imagine months of trials, with glitches coming to light,
followed by abandonment and replacement with minibuses. It is
probably just a gimmick that will soon be forgotten.

The frightening thing is, BAA intends to use this system to access the
central area (T1,2,3) with the bugs whizzing past each other at two
levels in the taxi tunnel, which will be converted for the purpose
with an intermediate deck! Pie in the sky.

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Bruce wrote:
On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:57:58 +0000, "
wrote:

You can also see more at this link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epiiPy9kAho


I understand from information associated with the link that it is due to
enter regular service in Spring 2010. But is there a more specific date,
I wonder?


I can imagine months of trials, with glitches coming to light,
followed by abandonment and replacement with minibuses. It is
probably just a gimmick that will soon be forgotten.


I can easily see "glitches" coming to late and "safety" issues arising,
to say nothing of what is going to happen on the first days of service.

I do hope that they can eventually get something going, though I imagine
that a wait-and-see approach would be the best thing at this moment.

Heathrow Personal Rapid Transit System
 

On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:30:45 +0000, "
wrote:

Bruce wrote:
On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:57:58 +0000, "
wrote:

You can also see more at this link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epiiPy9kAho


I understand from information associated with the link that it is due to
enter regular service in Spring 2010. But is there a more specific date,
I wonder?


I can imagine months of trials, with glitches coming to light,
followed by abandonment and replacement with minibuses. It is
probably just a gimmick that will soon be forgotten.


I can easily see "glitches" coming to late and "safety" issues arising,
to say nothing of what is going to happen on the first days of service.

I do hope that they can eventually get something going, though I imagine
that a wait-and-see approach would be the best thing at this moment.


There has been a testing programme going on off-site for the last
couple of years.

But if you were going to apply a virtually untried technology to its
first, full scale practical application, I think Heathrow Airport is
the last place on earth you should choose,

Heathrow Personal Rapid Transit System
 

Bruce wrote:
On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:30:45 +0000, "
wrote:

Bruce wrote:
On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:57:58 +0000, "
wrote:

You can also see more at this link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epiiPy9kAho


I understand from information associated with the link that it is due to
enter regular service in Spring 2010. But is there a more specific date,
I wonder?

I can imagine months of trials, with glitches coming to light,
followed by abandonment and replacement with minibuses. It is
probably just a gimmick that will soon be forgotten.

I can easily see "glitches" coming to late and "safety" issues arising,
to say nothing of what is going to happen on the first days of service.

I do hope that they can eventually get something going, though I imagine
that a wait-and-see approach would be the best thing at this moment.


There has been a testing programme going on off-site for the last
couple of years.

But if you were going to apply a virtually untried technology to its
first, full scale practical application, I think Heathrow Airport is
the last place on earth you should choose,


Where do you think would be best?

Heathrow Personal Rapid Transit System
 

On Fri, 27 Nov 2009, wrote:

Bruce wrote:
On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:30:45 +0000, "
wrote:

Bruce wrote:
On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:57:58 +0000, "
wrote:

You can also see more at this link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epiiPy9kAho

I understand from information associated with the link that it is due to
enter regular service in Spring 2010. But is there a more specific date,
I wonder?

I can imagine months of trials, with glitches coming to light,
followed by abandonment and replacement with minibuses. It is
probably just a gimmick that will soon be forgotten.

I can easily see "glitches" coming to late and "safety" issues arising, to
say nothing of what is going to happen on the first days of service.

I do hope that they can eventually get something going, though I imagine
that a wait-and-see approach would be the best thing at this moment.

There has been a testing programme going on off-site for the last
couple of years. But if you were going to apply a virtually untried
technology to its first, full scale practical application, I think
Heathrow Airport is the last place on earth you should choose,

Where do you think would be best?

Butlins.

tom

--
.... a tale for which the world is not yet prepared

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In message , at 20:11:37 on
Fri, 27 Nov 2009, Bruce remarked:
But if you were going to apply a virtually untried technology to its
first, full scale practical application, I think Heathrow Airport is
the last place on earth you should choose,

Surely everyone is so used to things there being broken, they'd hardly
notice if it failed?
--
Roland Perry