Re: Austrans mass transit system

["Ron BEST" <ronbest@bigpond.com>]

There's a whole system (actually, two systems - one for the public and one
for staff) at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport. Boy, is that a huge place! Total
length would be several km. Articulated cars and all.

Rgds

Ron BEST
Doug Rosser wrote in message <364b82c3.0@news3.ibm.net>...
>Similarly at the new Kuala Lumpar International Airport there is a rubber
>tyred, concrete track, driverlesss two car train used to deliver passengers
>to/from the international terminal
>Doug
>Neil Waller wrote in message <364A30E1.7166C534@denr.sa.gov.au>...
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>>
>>There is an automatic railway between terminal 1 and terminal 2 at Changi
>>(Singapore) which would appear to be a similar concept.
>>
>>I can not recall whether it is steel wheel / steel rail or rubber
>>tyres on some sort of guideway.   I only had a couple of hours to change
>>planes in Changi last time I was there and two hours goes very quickly
>>because the place is huge.   It was also early evening and was dark
>>outside.
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>>They are summoned as a lift is summoned and by very similar buttons.
>>
>>There are two in operation - one land-side and one air-side.
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>>--
>>Neil Waller (nwaller@denr.sa.gov.au)
>>Department of Environment Heritage and Aboriginal Affairs
>>Telephone: Oz: (08) 8204 9218; International: (618) 8204 9218
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>>
>>Unless explicitly attributed, the opinions expressed are personal
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