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List of operational ATN systems
DRAFT for List of automated transit networks suppliers Tjej (talk) 03:30, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

Currently, five advanced transit networks (ATN) systems are operational, and several more are in the planning stage.

Notes Morgantown PRT| rides not point-to-point during off peak periods Vehicle are known to carry more than the nominal capacity during peak periods. Parkshuttle | The vehicles operate on-schedule during peak hours, at a 150 second interval, and operates on demand during off-peak hours. A third generation of vehicles was introduced in 2021 with capacity to extend the route to ordinary roads with the vehicles running in mixed traffic. Plans are in place but as of July 2021 this has not taken place and there is no schedule. Masdar City | The vehicles are capable of 40 kph but are speed limited to save energy. Initial plans banned automobiles with no roadways between buildings except to access carparks. An extensive PRT network was to be the only powered intra-city transport. (along with an inter-city light rail line ) In October 2010 it was announced the PRT would not expand beyond the pilot scheme due to the cost of creating the undercroft to segregate the system from pedestrian traffic. Only a portion of the original complex has been constructed. Plans now include robotaxis and autonomous electric buses. In June 2013 a representative of the builder 2getthere said the freight vehicles had still not been put into service because they had not worked out how to get freight to and from the stations. The design included three freight stations and three freight vehicles. There is no indication the freight stations were ever opened. Heathrow PRT | The system was opened to the public in 2011 after testing began in 2009. It connects Terminal 5 with a long-term car park on the northern edge of the airport. In May 2014 a draft 5-year plan by BAA proposed to extend the system throughout the airport, but this was dropped from the final plan. During construction BAA became an investor in Ultra and became owner of rights to the system. The construction of the proposed third runway at Heathrow will require the destruction of the current system but Heathrow has announced it indents to rebuild the PRT to a new business carpark. SkyCube | Connects the site of 2013 Suncheon Garden Expo Korea to a station in the wetlands "Buffer Area" next to the Suncheon Literature Museum; the line runs parallel to the Suncheon-dong Stream. The two stations are "on-line" but have loops that allow empty vehicles depart and return immediately to the station which may be need to create space for incoming vehicles. According to the manufacturer's webpage the design headway can be 3 seconds for all-seated passengers but is 10 seconds if there are standing passengers. Another reference says the headway is 3-4 seconds. Chengdu Tianfu Airport | In 2018 it was announced that a PRT system would be installed at the new Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, to connect the terminals to long term parking. The airport open in 2021 but as of July 2021 it is not clear if the PRT has also begun operation. The terminals are connected to each other by an APM. Chengdu Tianfu Airport PRT | specifications are replicated from the Heathrow PRT pending their publication.

=Chinese monorails of uncertain status= Tjej (talk) 13:15, 13 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Hengyang - started but then stopped?
 * Anyang
 * Shantou 2016 "BYD has won an order for 250-kilometer monorail system from the nearby city of Shantou" https://www.wsj.com/articles/byd-launches-monorail-transport-system-1476418442, not listed here https://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/guangdong/shantou/subway/.  subway does not seem to have started either.  Probably cancelled in 2018 review which stopped construction on other lines
 * one other

=US Suspended Monorails= 07:32, 7 July 2021 (UTC) Tjej (talk) 05:01, 13 July 2021 (UTC)
 * 1956- Skyway Monorail then Trailblazer at the Texas state fair https://www.monorails.org/tMspages/History2.html, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWRBR6Uur_0
 * 1962-upgraded mid-1990s-closed late1990s LA County Fair [[Fairplex] https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/la-county-fair-history
 * 1964-1965 AMF New York World's Fair https://www.monorails.org/tMspages/History2.html https://www.worldsfairphotos.com/nywf64/monorail.htm
 * 1964-1966 Houston International Airport https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWRBR6Uur_0
 * 1966-1979 Busch Gardens Van Nuys, California https://www.lamag.com/askchris/ask-chris-monorail-brewery-van-nuys/ Arrow Company-built I-Beam monorails
 * 1966-upgraded1987/88-1999 Busch Gardens Tampa, Florida. Arrow Company-built I-Beam monorails https://www.tampapix.com/buschgardens10.htm
 * 1969-late 1970s Vero Monocab/Rohr ROMAG PRT. Monocab Romag https://faculty.washington.edu/jbs/itrans/romag.htm  http://faculty.washington.edu/jbs/itrans/romag1.htm
 * 1970-1974 JetRail at Dallas Love Field Airport Jetrail
 * 1974 Busch Gardens Williamsburgh https://bgwmemories.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/img_6240.jpg
 * 1994-1995 Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas Arrow supplied the suspended I-Beam monorail for a short unsuccessful trouble-plagued run. https://www.monorails.org/tMspages/TPIbeam.html https://www.monorails.org/tMspages/TMS20Part2.html

=Monorackrailways taken from german= Tjej (talk) 15:03, 5 July 2021 (UTC)

Monorackbahnen are monorail - rack railways to overcome extreme slopes in rugged terrain. Their routes consist only of square tubes that are supported on supports at certain intervals. They come with different drive technologies and are able to transport loads of up to 250 kg.

Technology
The route of a Monorackbahn consists of a square tube, on the underside of which a rack is welded. The pipe is supported by supports that are attached a few meters apart. [1] As a result, Monorackbahnen have a comparatively low space requirement. So-called monorack tractors with diesel, gasoline and electric drives are used as vehicles.

Monorack tracks can overcome gradients of up to 100%, horizontal and vertical curves are possible up to a radius of 4 meters. [2] Therefore, they can be flexibly adapted to the topography.

Applications
One of the main areas of application for monorack railways is steep-slope viticulture, where heavy loads have to be transported in topographically difficult locations. People as well as grapes and work equipment are transported on steep slopes, for example in Valais, on the Moselle and Neckar , on such trains. Mostly tractors with diesel or gasoline engines are used here. In contrast, those with an electric drive are used to develop properties on slopes. Monorack tracks are also used, for example, to develop construction sites that are difficult to access.

External References
Category:Rack Railways Category:Monorail

=Monorails - draft of table split= List of monorail systems created: Tjej (talk) 14:43, 5 July 2021 (UTC) These lists show operating monorail systems open to the public. Only true monorails (vehicle wider than track) are included; see people mover for a list of monorail-like systems. There are also other public monorail type systems not included used human transportation such as slope cars.

Operational monorails - transit, people movers
'''systems used primarily for passenger transportation, characterised by enclosed cars and multiple stations. Initial ordered by system length 

Operational monorails - amusement parks, novelty, tourist
Characterised by one station and/or open cabins, ordered by country

= Honolulu Metro Draft Items = draft items for Honolulu Rail Transit

draft bullet for timeline

 * selection of technology


 * selection of preferred bidder.

http://www.hawaiireporter.com/honolulu-rail-ceo-blames-cost-overruns-on-legal-challenges-but-critics-say-it-is-incompetence
 * BURIALS LAW SUIT February 2011 - Lawsuit filed which contended that state law requires the full length of the rail line to have an archaeological survey conducted before any construction takes place. In June 2012 an injunction was granted halting work in segment 4, the area of downtown and environs, until a survey is completed and in August 2012 the Hawaii Supreme Court found the the plaintiffs


 * ALTERNATIVES/BURIALS LAW SUITE ???? 2011 Federal lawsuit filed by eight plaintiffs, including a former governor, accuse the project of breaching requirements for an alternatives analysis and for conducting the archaeological survey is sections. In December 2012 a judge found in favour of the plaintiffs, but HART subsequently won on appeal The lawsuit was finally lost on the appeal in in when the .    They city blamed the lawsuit for delays in

https://hnlrailcons.wordpress.com/

Criticisms
Points for criticism
 * minimal effect on traffic congestion, its raison d'etre
 * poor planning
 * poor or biased consideration of alternatives
 * low balling of the budget
 * high balling of the projected patronage / half of projected users come from buses, not cars / minimal impact on traffic
 * lack of oversight during construction / inability to justify cost inflation
 * risk for small agency to take on such a massive project.
 * FTA acknowledgment that HART didn't have expertise to manage project
 * for the benefit of developers around the station. No land value capture?
 * taking resources from other projects / deferred maintenance on deteriorating existing roads
 * need to import resources to island to build the project.
 * most expensive in the world

Response
 * Delays due to legal challenge meant project couldn't sign contracts at lower prices in 2012

Possible link for Honolulu Metro page in a new criticisms section