Cable Liner

The Cable Liner and Cable Liner Shuttle is a range of automated people mover (APM) products designed by DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car for use at airports, in city centers, intermodal passenger transport connections, park and ride facilities, campuses, resorts and amusement parks.

The design is notable for superseding the maglev transport system at Birmingham International Airport which was, at the time, the world’s only commercial maglev system. The technology was used for the new "AirRail Link" on the existing maglev guideway to replace the previous system and temporary bus-service shuttle that had been operating in the meantime.

The automated people mover (APM) systems are based on cable-propelled technology. Distances up to 4 km (2.5 mi) and a peak passenger flow of up to 7,000 pphpd (people per hour per direction) are possible.

In a cable-propelled APM system, a central station powers the system. A fixed grip assembly connects the train to the cable. The cable propels, accelerates, decelerates, and brakes the train. The train has no on-board drive engines, gearboxes or brakes.

Because the system is automated, there are no drivers, conductors or on-board operators. The system operation is monitored from a central control room. Remote equipment diagnosis, by means of a telecommunication link, is possible.

The evacuation system is based on an independent stationary Diesel emergency drive that would pull a stranded train back to the station, eliminating the need for an emergency walkway. Trains like these can be also used for different purposes, such as moving trailers and barge loaders.

The train's drive machinery is isolated from the train environment, therefore, noise levels along the track and in the station platforms are very low and there are no emissions.

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