Innovia APM 100
The Innovia APM 100 (formerly known as the CX-100) is an automated
The Innovia APM 100 is an evolution of Westinghouse's previous people mover vehicle, the C-100. Bombardier's intended successor to the Innovia APM 100 is the
History
The Innovia 100 APM people mover vehicle is a modern version of the Westinghouse C-100 people mover first built by the
Despite this, Westinghouse would see success with their people mover system at airports. In 1966, they were contracted to build a
In 1980, Westinghouse people mover systems were opened at
In 1986, the Westinghouse C-100 made its debut on its first urban people mover system, the
In 1988, Westinghouse sold its transportation division to West German company
Adtranz was acquired by Bombardier in 2001, who then rebranded the vehicle as the Bombardier CX-100. Bombardier has since rebranded the CX-100 again to its current name, the Innovia APM 100, to bring all of their people mover models under the same branding.[8]
While most of the earlier C-100s have been retired and replaced with Innovia APM 100s, London Stansted Airport still uses 5 C-100 vehicles on its Track Transit System.[9] 4 C-100s are also 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.[10]
Airport connections
A popular rolling stock for intra-terminal connection in large airports, it operates in a number of airports:
Airport | System | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
|
Airport People Mover | 2006 | |
Beijing Capital International Airport | Terminal 3 People Mover | 2008 | |
Changi Airport (Singapore) | Changi Airport Skytrain | 1990 | Original 2nd Gen C-100s were replaced by Mitsubishi Crystal Movers in 2006.[11]
|
Denver International Airport | Automated Guideway Transit System | 1993/95 | 14 of the original 2nd Gen C-100s continue to operate with the CX-100s. |
Frankfurt, Germany )
|
SkyLine | 1994 | |
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (Houston, Texas) | Skyway | 1999 | |
Harry Reid International Airport (Las Vegas, Nevada) | Harry Reid International Airport Automated People Movers | 1985/1998/2012 | Original C-100s replaced with Innovia APM 100s in 2009.[12] |
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
|
The Plane Train | 1980 | Original 2nd Gen C-100s were replaced with CX-100s in 2001.[13] However, only a few still remain in service |
Kuala Lumpur International Airport | AeroTrain | 1998 | |
) | SkyBridge
|
1999 | |
London Gatwick Airport
|
Tracked Shuttle System
|
1987 | Original 2nd Gen C-100s replaced with Innovia APM 100s in 2009.[14][15] |
London Stansted Airport | Track Transit System | 1991 | Operates with a combination of 5 2nd Gen C-100s and 4 Innovia APM 100s.[16] |
Miami International Airport | Concourse E People Mover | 1980 | System decommissioned in 2016. Replaced with a MiniMetro system by Leitner-Poma in 2016.[17] |
Orlando International Airport | Orlando International Airport People Movers | 1981 | Airsides 2 & 4 only. Airsides 1 & 3's original Westinghouse 2nd Gen C-100 were replaced by Mitsubishi Crystal Movers in 2017.[18]
|
Pittsburgh International Airport | Pittsburgh International Airport People Movers | 1992 | |
Sacramento International Airport | SMF Automated People Mover | 2011 | |
San Francisco International Airport | AirTrain
|
2003 | |
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
|
SEA Underground | 1973 | Original 1st Gen C-100s replaced by Innovia APM 100s in 2003.[19] |
Tampa International Airport | Tampa International Airport People Movers | 1971 | Original 1st Gen C-100s replaced with Innovia APM 100s in 1995.[20] |
Urban lines
Miami Metromover
The Bombardier Innovia APM 100 is used on the
Bukit Panjang LRT
The
Instead of metal wheels on metal tracks, rubber-tired wheels on a concrete track are used, which makes it run very quiet. The windows are smart glass and are programmed to automatically mist within 6 metres (20 ft) of (mostly) HDB apartment blocks ensuring residents' privacy. 19 individual cars (which can be coupled in pairs if necessary during peak hours) were purchased.
The line suffered numerous technical problems in its initial years, and subsequent LRT lines in Singapore used the Crystal Mover instead. SMRT also announced that they will upgrade the LRT system with full cost paid by the company.
13 more trainsets for the Bukit Panjang LRT Line (C801A) have been progressively introduced since late-2014 to ease the 100% peak hour congestion. As of 4 September 2015, all C801A trains are on revenue service.
Guangzhou APM Line
The Zhujiang New Town Automated People Mover System, or officially known as the
Technical specifications
- System operation: Automatic train control (ATC) under automatic train operation (ATO) GoA level 4 (UTO)
- CITYFLO 550 fixed block signalling
- CITYFLO 650 moving block communications-based train control (CBTC)
- Gauge: 2,642-millimetre (8 ft 8 in) central guideway with rubber tyres
- Maximum speed: 55 kilometres per hour (34 mph) (Guangzhou Metro variation: 60 kilometres per hour (37 mph))
- Traction control: Thyristor drive powering two Bombardier 1460-P4 DC motors, each with a continuous rating of 75 kW (101 hp)
- Capacity: 105 (22 seating, 83 standing)
- Unladen weight: 15 tonnes (15 long tons; 17 short tons)
- Dimensions: 12.8 metres (41 ft 11+7⁄8 in) long, 2.8 metres (9 ft 2+1⁄4 in) wide, 3.4 metres (11 ft 1+7⁄8 in) high
See also
- Bombardier Guided Light Transit
- Innovia APM – automated people mover systems
- Crystal Mover – a competing APM rolling stock by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
References
- ^ "A Look at America's Airport Automated People Mover Addiction". Airline Geeks. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search". google.com.
- ^ "Landside/Airside Terminal 1961-1979". Juan's Tampa International Airport Page. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Satellite Transit System Really Moving". McGraw-Hill Northwest Construction. November 2003. Archived from the original on 18 March 2006. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
- ^ Sproule, William J. "Airport Development with Automated People Mover Systems" (PDF). Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Alstom to provide new signalling technology and other upgrades for Metromover automated people mover system in Miami, Florida". Alstom. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- . Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Bombardier and London Gatwick Airport Celebrate the Completion of the New INNOVIA APM 100 System". Eurotransport Magazine. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ Simons, Graham; Bowman, Martin (2011). London's Airports. Pen & Sword Aviation. pp. 135–136.
- ^ "Westinghouse C-100 Automated People Mover". Southeastern Railway Museum. April 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "Automated People Mover "Crystal Mover" for Singapore Changi International Airport" (PDF). Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
- ^ Automated people mover system - Las Vegas, USA (Bombardier Transportation) Archived 2008-11-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Westinghouse C-100 Automated People Mover". Southeastern Railway Museum. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ "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". 2 November 2012. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ Bombardier Transportation – London Gatwick Airport Archived 22 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- BAA. Archived from the original(PDF) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2008.
- ^ "In+Motion_Spring 2017". rciccone-leaelliott-com.cld.bz. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ Storey, Ken. "Orlando International Airport retires its original people mover trams after 35 years". Orlando Weekly. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "Sea-Tac Satellite Transit: Complex system delivered under schedule, budget" (PDF). Centerlines. Spring 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2020
- ^ "Monorails, Maglevs and 'Cabin' Transports". www.citytransport.info. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ Blake, Scott (19 March 2014). "Transit tax path still debated". Miami Today News. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
External links
- Media related to Bombardier CX-100 (category) at Wikimedia Commons
- Bombardier Transportations : Bukit Panjang LRT CX-100