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Why can't People Movers break out of the Airport?
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<p>[quote user="NorthWest"]People movers are generally automated buses on a fixed guideway and as such can't do much that a bus can't other than reduce labor costs at the expense of pricy infrastructure.[/quote]</p> <p>When the Duesseldorf Airport in Germany was rebuilt after a desastrous fire it got a people mover to connect the railway station with parking lots and the main terminal: <a href="https://www.dus.com/en/arrival-and-departure/skytrain">https://www.dus.com/en/arrival-and-departure/skytrain</a><br /><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/D%C3%BCsseldorf_-_International_%28Rhein-Ruhr_-_Lohausen%29_%28DUS_-_EDDL%29_AN0361464.jpg">https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/D%C3%BCsseldorf_-_International_%28Rhein-Ruhr_-_Lohausen%29_%28DUS_-_EDDL%29_AN0361464.jpg</a><br /> Siemens suffered software problems and the airport operator had to use busses for two years. They learned the economical disadvantages of bus service the hard way despite the high investments for the Sky train and the disadvantage of being part of the traffic congestion on the roads.<br />Regards, Volker</p>
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