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#1 Sloan

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Posted 31 May 2016 - 09:38 AM

 

 

An engineer who helped design the Channel Tunnel says his design is a viable alternative to a plan tram-train system linking the terminal to Paisley Gilmour Street
 

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Posted 30 June 2016 - 12:03 PM

 

 

Glasgow Airport monorail: Brothers say new plans for route will be cheaper and built in two years

RETIRED engineers whose vision for a Glasgow Airport monorail reignited a debate over the infrastructure have unveiled an updated design incorporating a spur link to Paisley.

Brothers John and Jim Beckett believe a 1.2 mile-long monorail connecting the airport terminal to Paisley Gilmour Street station could be constructed within two years for a “fraction” of the predicted cost of the proposed tram-train link.

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