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Heathrow Hyperloop hype
On 15/01/2018 17:16, Graeme Wall wrote:
On 15/01/2018 16:57, Robin wrote: On 15/01/2018 16:40, Someone Somewhere wrote: On 15/01/2018 16:29, Recliner wrote: snip But isn't the point of this discussion that if (and it's a whopping great if) using the Hyperloop technology could give us inter-airport transfers in the time it typically takes to change terminals in an airport then that might change the dynamics and cost-benefit analysis of where to put additional airport capacity in the overall London area. But could hyperloop deliver this for airside transfers?Â* Many passengers at an international hub don't want a transfer that requires immigration+baggage collection+customs followed by baggage drop+security+emigration.Â* Not impossible but segregating "airside" passengers (and their through-booked baggage) securely on hyperloop seems to me non-trivial. Airside passengers board cars with doors only on one side, other passengers board cars with doors only on the other side.Â* Stations are designed accordingly. Yes - surely it's not beyond the wit of man that certain cars (for want of a different word) are designated air-side, land-side, luggage or cargo (presumably the latter two may need to transfer terminals/airports too) and routed to different end-points (which for want of a different words we'll call stations). Does Hyperloop allow branches as surely that's needed. I also assume it can handle a significant capacity in a reasonable time (what's the peak passenger rate at Heathrow? presumably 15K per hour or more) |
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Heathrow Hyperloop hype
On Mon, 15 Jan 2018 17:24:22 +0000, Someone Somewhere wrote:
On 15/01/2018 17:16, Graeme Wall wrote: On 15/01/2018 16:57, Robin wrote: On 15/01/2018 16:40, Someone Somewhere wrote: On 15/01/2018 16:29, Recliner wrote: snip But isn't the point of this discussion that if (and it's a whopping great if) using the Hyperloop technology could give us inter-airport transfers in the time it typically takes to change terminals in an airport then that might change the dynamics and cost-benefit analysis of where to put additional airport capacity in the overall London area. But could hyperloop deliver this for airside transfers?Â* Many passengers at an international hub don't want a transfer that requires immigration+baggage collection+customs followed by baggage drop+security+emigration.Â* Not impossible but segregating "airside" passengers (and their through-booked baggage) securely on hyperloop seems to me non-trivial. Airside passengers board cars with doors only on one side, other passengers board cars with doors only on the other side.Â* Stations are designed accordingly. Yes - surely it's not beyond the wit of man that certain cars (for want of a different word) are designated air-side, land-side, luggage or cargo (presumably the latter two may need to transfer terminals/airports too) and routed to different end-points (which for want of a different words we'll call stations). That's more or less what they do with Eurostar between Brussels and Lille. |
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