Replacing the Parry People Movers

[Lawrence18uk]

Parry People Movers is still active at Companies House and directors include Phil Evans (I believe the person behind PRE Metro) and John Parry. There is however an "Actcive proposal to strike off" so I assume this is in the course of being wound up. The other Parry company, Parry Associates, was apparently closed in 2013.

Yes, I saw that. But then:
"07 Dec 2022 Compulsory strike-off action has been suspended" (companies House)
And nothing further. 3 directors still active.

 

[David Goddard]

With the passing of John Parry last month (source: RAIL 978, page 23), could we see other changes at the company?

 

[Lawrence18uk]

https://www.pressreader.com › uk › rail-uk › 20230308 › 281947432058502

People Mover inventor John Parry dies aged 85 - PressReader​

JOHN Parry, creator of the Parry People Mover brand of ultra-light vehicle that has become part of the UK transport vocabulary, died in hospital on February 17 after a short illness. He was 85 and was working to the end.

Full obituary in RAIL magazine 08mar

People Mover inventor John Parry dies aged 85

John Parry, creator of the Parry People Mover brand of ultra-light vehicle that has become part of the UK transport vocabulary, died on February 17

www.railmagazine.com

 

[LUYMun]

Close the line, convert to cycleway, retain third platform for other use. Simple as.

 

[The exile]

Guided bus way straight into the bus station.

Quite apart from other objections, you’d need a way of turning the things round at each end. Don’t think the double-ended bus is a thing!

 

[randyrippley]

Quite apart from other objections, you’d need a way of turning the things round at each end. Don’t think the double-ended bus is a thing!

I've see double-ended buses in India
Two double deckers coupled back to back and driven as a pushmepullyou.
I guess that only the leading bus was powered, though presumably both had to be steered.
It was in Ahmedabad around 30 years ago

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Yes, I saw that. But then:
"07 Dec 2022 Compulsory strike-off action has been suspended" (companies House)
And nothing further. 3 directors still active.

Just means they were late handing in the accounts. If you don't provide them, then strike-off is automatically triggered

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If you want a cheap solution..........
Get whoever builds the trams for the Seaton tramway to build another to the same design.
Would just need lightweight narrow gauge track and a trolley wire

 

[bluenoxid]

Aren’t there airports where the buses used to take passengers to planes are double ended?

A couple of other options are turntables and/or autonomous operation where the bus drives itself and conducts the multipoint turn/runs on to a turntable.

 

[pdeaves]

Aren’t there airports where the buses used to take passengers to planes are double ended?

Also the Channel Tunnel service vehicles. Whether they could ever run on public roads, I know not.