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Heathrow T5 Transit photos
Richard J. wrote:
Recliner wrote on 24 Mar 2017 at 13:11 ... For anyone who's interested, I've uploaded a set of photos I took recently of the underground railway that links Heathrow T5 and its two satellite terminals. The rubber-tyred railway isn't visible to anyone not using the satellites. The two satellites are mainly used by long-haul, wide-body flights (most European flights use the main terminal): https://www.flickr.com/photos/reclin...57679819076761 Thanks for the photos. I recall that when the transit first opened, Heathrow Airport claimed that the "very long" escalators from the main termainal were the longest in London, longer than the longest LU escalators at Angel. It's slightly frustrating not to have an external view of these rubber-tyred trains (trams?), but I guess that's not possible for the public. Apparently they look like this: http://www.bombardier.com/content/da...b.750.750.jpeg 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. |
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