Adtranz C-100
The C-100 is an automated people mover rolling stock first developed by Westinghouse Transportation Systems, which later became AEG-Westinghouse, AEG Transportation, and eventually Adtranz. A pioneer in the development of automated guideway transit, it was succeeded by Bombardier Transportation's CX-100, which is found at many airports today. The newer CX-100 is capable of using most of the existing infrastructure of the C-100, making it easy to upgrade to the newer vehicles. Because of this, production of the C-100 ceased upon Bombardier's acquisition of Adtranz in 2000.
The C-100 first made its debut in 1971 with the opening of the first people mover system serving an airport, in Tampa, Florida. The fleet initially consisted of eight vehicles, however, as the airport expanded, the fleet was later increased in size.
A majority of the C-100 fleets were replaced by Mitsubishi's Crystal Movers. The Metromover, an urban downtown people mover in Miami, Florida, had used a fleet of 29 C-100s delivered in two batches: 12 in 1984 and another 17 in 1992; these were gradually replaced with CX-100s by 2014. The Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Automated People Mover also formerly used a large fleet of C-100 vehicles until they were retired in 2002 and replaced by brand new CX-100 vehicles.
The CX-100 was later renamed the Bombardier Innovia APM 100 and has since been succeeded by the APM 200, which uses slightly different technology from the APM 100 and is not compatible with it. Nevertheless, the APM 100 continues to be produced by Bombardier for use on legacy systems based on the C-100 infrastructure.
Despite the retirement by most systems, London Stansted Airport still uses 5 vehicles on its Track Transit System. 4 total vehicles are preserved on display in museums: 2 vehicles from the Miami Metromover are preserved at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum and 2 from the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport system are preserved at the Southeastern Railway Museum.
Usage
The Adtranz C-100 was used on the following transit systems:
Current
- London Stansted Airport’s Track Transit System (1991–present, Essex, United Kingdom)[1]
Former
- Miami-Dade Metromover (1986-2014, Miami, Florida)[2]
- Miami International Airport's Concourse E Automated People Mover (1980-2016, Miami, Florida)[3]
- London Gatwick Airport's Tracked Transit System (1983-2009, London, United Kingdom)[4]
- Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport's Automated People Mover (1980-2002, Atlanta, Georgia)[5]
- McCarran International Airport's Automated People Movers (1985-2009, Las Vegas, Nevada) [6]
- Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's Satellite Transit System (1973-2003, Seattle, Washington)[7]
- Tampa International Airport People Movers (1971-1996, Tampa, Florida)[8]
- Changi Airport Skytrain, Singapore (1990-2006)[9]
- Orlando International Airport People Movers (Airsides 1 & 3; 1981–2017, Orlando, Florida)[10]
References
- ^ Simons, Graham; Bowman, Martin (2011). London’s Airports. Pen & Sword Aviation. pp. 135–136.
- ^ "Transit tax path still debated". Miami Today. 2014-03-19. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "In+Motion_Spring 2017". rciccone-leaelliott-com.cld.bz. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "Bombardier Signs 32 Million Euro Contract for Automated People Mover System at London Gatwick Airport, United Kingdom ; New APM Will Replace Existing Inter-Terminal Transit System Previously Supplied by Bombardier - CCNMatthews Newswire | HighBeam Research". highbeam.com. 2012-11-02. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "Westinghouse C-100 Automated People Mover". Southeastern Railway Museum. 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- ^ Automated people mover system - Las Vegas, USA (Bombardier Transportation) Archived 2008-11-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Sea-Tac Satellite Transit: Complex system delivered under schedule, budget" (PDF). Centerlines. Spring 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2009. Retrieved January 20, 2020
- ^ "Monorails, Maglevs and 'Cabin' Transports". www.citytransport.info. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "Automated People Mover "Crystal Mover" for Singapore Changi International Airport" (PDF). Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
- ^ Storey, Ken. "Orlando International Airport retires its original people mover trams after 35 years". Orlando Weekly. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
External links
Media related to Adtranz C-100 at Wikimedia Commons- Bombardier Transportation - Tampa International Airport
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