On 21/03/2018 10:28, Roland Perry wrote:
I thought the side tunnels were earmarked for pods, or has that
experiment been kicked into the long grass?


Possibly, I only see the signage that says "We're brightening up our
welcome" as I drive past in the coach. I've not bothered checking their
plans, as they won't affect me much, but I can't see a reason to run
pods there, and they would only need one tunnel for them, anyway, as the
width of the existing pods to T5 would permit two way working in a
single tunnel.

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Tciao for Now!

John.

In message , at 10:48:02 on Wed, 21
Mar 2018, John Williamson remarked:
On 21/03/2018 10:28, Roland Perry wrote:
I thought the side tunnels were earmarked for pods, or has that
experiment been kicked into the long grass?


Possibly, I only see the signage that says "We're brightening up our
welcome" as I drive past in the coach. I've not bothered checking their
plans, as they won't affect me much, but I can't see a reason to run
pods there,

Like T5, to connect the parking on the perimeter road to the terminals.

It does seem to have been put on hold though.

and they would only need one tunnel for them, anyway, as the width of
the existing pods to T5 would permit two way working in a single tunnel.


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Roland Perry

On Wed, 21 Mar 2018 10:48:02 +0000, John Williamson
wrote:

Possibly, I only see the signage that says "We're brightening up our
welcome" as I drive past in the coach. I've not bothered checking their
plans, as they won't affect me much, but I can't see a reason to run
pods there, and they would only need one tunnel for them, anyway, as the
width of the existing pods to T5 would permit two way working in a
single tunnel.

If they're self driving pods like those being trialled in MK they run
on the pavement with pedestrians at low speed.

Neil

In message , at 09:57:54 on
Thu, 22 Mar 2018, Neil Williams remarked:

Possibly, I only see the signage that says "We're brightening up our
welcome" as I drive past in the coach. I've not bothered checking their
plans, as they won't affect me much, but I can't see a reason to run
pods there, and they would only need one tunnel for them, anyway, as the
width of the existing pods to T5 would permit two way working in a
single tunnel.

If they're self driving pods like those being trialled in MK they run
on the pavement with pedestrians at low speed.

They'd be like the T5 ones (in effect a small-scale guided busway).
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Roland Perry

On Thu, 22 Mar 2018 10:38:32 +0000
Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 09:57:54 on
Thu, 22 Mar 2018, Neil Williams remarked:

Possibly, I only see the signage that says "We're brightening up our
welcome" as I drive past in the coach. I've not bothered checking their
plans, as they won't affect me much, but I can't see a reason to run
pods there, and they would only need one tunnel for them, anyway, as the
width of the existing pods to T5 would permit two way working in a
single tunnel.

If they're self driving pods like those being trialled in MK they run
on the pavement with pedestrians at low speed.

They'd be like the T5 ones (in effect a small-scale guided busway).

Except electronically guided rather than having a physical rail which means
they can only run at slow speed.

In message , at 11:31:00 on Thu, 22 Mar
2018, remarked:
Possibly, I only see the signage that says "We're brightening up our
welcome" as I drive past in the coach. I've not bothered checking their
plans, as they won't affect me much, but I can't see a reason to run
pods there, and they would only need one tunnel for them, anyway, as the
width of the existing pods to T5 would permit two way working in a
single tunnel.

If they're self driving pods like those being trialled in MK they run
on the pavement with pedestrians at low speed.

They'd be like the T5 ones (in effect a small-scale guided busway).

Except electronically guided rather than having a physical rail which means
they can only run at slow speed.

I think you'll find the T5 ones are electronically guided too.
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Roland Perry

On Thu, 22 Mar 2018 12:16:45 +0000
Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 11:31:00 on Thu, 22 Mar
2018, remarked:
Possibly, I only see the signage that says "We're brightening up our
welcome" as I drive past in the coach. I've not bothered checking their
plans, as they won't affect me much, but I can't see a reason to run
pods there, and they would only need one tunnel for them, anyway, as the
width of the existing pods to T5 would permit two way working in a
single tunnel.

If they're self driving pods like those being trialled in MK they run
on the pavement with pedestrians at low speed.

They'd be like the T5 ones (in effect a small-scale guided busway).

Except electronically guided rather than having a physical rail which means
they can only run at slow speed.

I think you'll find the T5 ones are electronically guided too.

Those were the ones I was talking about. A solution looking for a problem.

In message , at 14:10:22 on Thu, 22 Mar
2018, remarked:
Possibly, I only see the signage that says "We're brightening up our
welcome" as I drive past in the coach. I've not bothered checking their
plans, as they won't affect me much, but I can't see a reason to run
pods there, and they would only need one tunnel for them, anyway, as the
width of the existing pods to T5 would permit two way working in a
single tunnel.

If they're self driving pods like those being trialled in MK they run
on the pavement with pedestrians at low speed.

They'd

(see below)

be like the T5 ones (in effect a small-scale guided busway).

Except electronically guided rather than having a physical rail which means
they can only run at slow speed.

I think you'll find the T5 ones are electronically guided too.

Those

"They" are the Central Terminal ones.

were the ones I was talking about. A solution looking for a problem.

Which whatever the merits, were proposed to be the same as the T5 ones.
So no exception, contrary to your claim.
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Roland Perry