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Railway Gazette 1983 April International VAL light rail system MATRA
Railway Gazette International
April 1983 Vol 139 No 4
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Comment235
News236
People239
Intelligence240
Behind the News242
On April 16 President Mitterrand opens the world's first unmanned metro
The first 9 km of Lille metro's Line 1 opens this month, and crewless trains will carry passengers between 13 stations 251
Airport peoplemovers prove that unmanned trains really do work
In a protected environment, small unmanned trains have demonstrated 99.9 per cent reliability254
Gatwick buys the Westinghouse package 257
Japanese designers try different approaches to automated metros258
World's first maglev operation moves into the test phase
The 620 m guideway between Birmingham airport and the nearby station is almost complete, and nine months extensive testing will precede the start of passenger services in April 1984 260
Students suspended in H-Bahn demonstration262
Automated light transit in three cities Canada's UTDC has evolved a unique blend of metro and linear motor technology264
"I see Serpell as a stimulus to change ... . not an axeman's charter"273
Three-phase motors power Torino's articulated light rail vehicles275
Product News277
Sidetrack277
Letters279
Diary279
Publications279
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