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PEOPLE’S CHOICE
We asked five suppliers of people movers to tell us
about their latest products. Here’s what they chose.
Dotto Trains
Italian people moving specialist Dotto features land
trains in three different product lines – Classic,
A Dotto road train
Modern and Funny – and also a range of small
electric-powered rail trains.
the power of sustainable energy sources such as The electric-powered Green Express, which is
electric in the form of batteries and conductor part of the Funny range thanks to its comic design,
rails.” features an easily changeable battery between the climb steeper grades with just one or two trailers.
Melli believes people movers will have an even locomotive’s front and rear axle. The average “This is an important feature for many of our
greater role to play in the coming years as parks charge time is 8-10 hours, but operators can be current and potential users,” says Speciality
and attractions seek to encourage their guests to assured that the train can still run with as little as Vehicles’ sales manager, Leah Munoz.
arrive by greener means. “It will be very 5% power remaining. With no fuel emissions and
important to promote public transport in the near low noise emission too, the train is well suited to a Swiss Rides
future, so the park operators will need some sort wide range of venues. After installing a “6x4” monorail recently at the Ain
of connection between public transport and their Adhari park in Bahrain, Swiss Rides is currently
park. Many already have their own transport working on a larger “8x8” version (eight coaches,
terminals at the park.” eight passenger each) for a project in Taiwan.
Though they may have started in the attractions Swiss Rides’ Philipp Meili recognises that, “design
business, many suppliers are now finding work is one of the key factors for our clients,” and the
outside it. One of Severn-Lamb’s more unusual futuristic styling of this new model certainly catches
commissions, for example, was a moving stage the eye. Powered by three 380V AC motors, the
for the 2004 Olympic opening ceremony in train moves at up to 5-metres a second (18km/h).
Athens. The unit ran the entire circumference of Additional features include air conditioning and
the Olympic stadium carrying all the flag-waving flip-up seats to make way for disabled guests.
athletes and officials.
“A few years ago,” remembers Carraro, “we
realised a train for a farm in Massachusetts that
offers guided tours. The train was produced with Severn-Lamb
special baskets in front of the seats so people Based in Warwickshire, England, Severn Lamb has
could put the fruit they picked as they went been building people movers for more than half a
around the farm.” century. Its product range includes monorails, road
Or how about the American supplier Trams trains and the world’s largest range of narrow
International, which not only has its electric trams gauge leisure rail trains, with the ability to haul
in use at a number of dairy farms across the anything from 32 to 320 guests per train. It is also
United States, but also several waste water produces a number of custom vehicles.
facilities too? Severn-Lamb’s latest Trams International
offering, however, is a Based near Los Angeles, Trams International claims
‘greener’ more its line of tram people movers is the most extensive
environmentally in the world. The company’s product line includes a
friendly power source, range of styles and features including the Model
in the form of an 6000 series pictured here, the 4-wheel steer
electric battery for Model 2000 and Model 3000 L with its old time
use in many of its cable car styling, slat seats, brass bell and interior
products. The version oak panelling. Tram International’s tram trailer
you see here is combinations can accommodate anything from 18
installed in one of its to over 200 passengers, propelled by bio-diesel,
rail trains. electric, propane or gasoline. Many vehicles are
ADA (disabled) accessible.
Speciality Vehicles
Chance Morgan’s E-450 TramstarHD,
distributed by Speciality Vehicles of Nevada, is a
heavy duty version of the old TramstarLFT land train
and includes a V-10 engine converted to run on
compressed natural gas and propane.
One of Chance Morgan’s more unusual
Passenger capacity is available up to 132,
installations was this CP Huntingdon train which
runs through a shark tunnel at Landry’s
featuring four trailers on flat ground. The train can
Downtown Aquarium in Houston, Texas
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