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January 15th 18, 04:33 PM
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Heathrow Hyperloop hype
"Someone Somewhere" wrote in message news  On 15/01/2018 16:29, Recliner wrote: Graeme Wall wrote: On 15/01/2018 11:04, Someone Somewhere wrote: On 15/01/2018 09:19, Recliner wrote: Here's the latest hyperloop hype from CES, now proposed as a means of providing very fast links between Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted, instead of a new runway: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2018/01/14/build-heathrow-gatwick-hyperloop-instead-third-runway-says-branson/ snip hyperloop ******** Whilst the idea of linking all the London airports is sensible and reasonable, how does it do away with the need for a third runway? Last time I checked slots were at a premium at all London airports and it's not like they're being used for inter-London flights is it? Now, the third runway could be a second runway at Gatwick or whatever, but you still need more overall capacity surely? Arguably a second runway at Gatwick is more practical and a lot cheaper than a third at Heathrow. But the former directly affects more tory voters than the latter. The commission found that both the costs and the benefits were lower at Gatwick, but Heathrow was better overall. 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. Personally I'm still a fan of building an aiport in the middle of the Severn estuary on a tidal barrage and connecting that with Heathrow (and Gatwick/Stansted/Luton) via Hyperloop along the Great Western alignment (which is pretty flat and straight). Benefits would be that the airport would generate a massive amount of green power for the rest of the country, you'd gain a further west road link between South Wales and the South West (you might as well put a big road on top of the tidal barrage as well), the Hyperloop would improve transport to South Wales / South West, and you'd have an aiport that was marginally closer to the USA but most importantly could be far enough from population centres that it could operate 24x7 with impunity.... you are Michael Bell AICMFP tim |
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