WESTINGHOUSE PEOPLE MOVER SYSTEM FOR GATWICK AIRPORT

The article describes the mass transit system to be built at London's Gatwick airport in the United Kingdom. The people mover track consists of twin concrete running surfaces for the rubber-tired load-bearing wheels with an I-section guide beam between them. The Gatwick installation has twin tracks with a walkway between them. Rubber-tired guide wheels clamp on to each side of the guide beam, on top of which is mounted the current collection assembly.

• Corporate Authors:

  Mechanical Engineering Publications

  Penthouse 1, 15 West 55th Street
  New York, NY  United States  10019
• Authors:
  • Tucker, J R
• Publication Date: 1980-3

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 44-46
• Serial:
  • Railway Engineer International
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Mechanical Engineering Publications

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air transportation; Airports; Automated guideway transit; Guideways; Passenger transportation; People movers; Railroads; Structural design; Traffic control
• Geographic Terms: London (England)
• Old TRIS Terms: Guideway design
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00322843
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 30 1980 12:00AM