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HS2 railway to get a driverless shuttle service

A spur railway off the HS2 line at Birmingham could use a driverless automated train to provide a link between the mainline railway and the airport.Although Birmingham airport already has a railway station on the existing mainline railway, the route for HS2 puts it a bit too far away from the terminal buildings for a simple travolator style link.
Hence, they’ve shown off plans for an Automated People Mover (APM) that will link HS2’s new Interchange Station in Solihull to Birmingham A
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