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The Transport (Guided Systems) Order 1992

S.I. 1992/2044 · Made 27 August 1992

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TRANSPORT

Made 27th August 1992

Laid before Parliament 10th September 1992

Coming into force 7th December 1992

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 26(3) of the Transport and Works Act 1992f1 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) and of all other enabling powers, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1992 c. 42.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Specified systems
  3. 3Interpretation
  4. Signature
  5. Schedule THE SPECIFIED SYSTEMS
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Transport (Guided Systems) Order 1992 and shall come into force on 7th December 1992.

2Specified systems

The Secretary of State hereby specifies for the purposes of Chapter I of Part II of the Act the systems which use a mode of guided transport of which particulars are given in the Schedule to this Order.

3Interpretation

(1)

In this Order—

  • “magnetic levitation” means a mode in which the vehicles are supported and guided by means of magnetic force;

  • “monorail” means a mode in which the vehicles are supported and guided wholly or mainly by means of a single rail or beam; and

  • “track-based with side guidance” means a mode in which the vehicles are—

    1. (a)

      supported by means of a track or other structure not being a road; and

    2. (b)

      guided wholly or mainly by means of horizontally-inclined wheels bearing outwards against fixed apparatus.

(2)

In this Order “road” has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984f1.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Roger Freeman

Minister of State,

Department of Transport

27th August 1992

THE SPECIFIED SYSTEMS

ModeLocationTerminal pointsOperator
Magnetic levitationBirmingham International Airport, Solihull, West MidlandsBirmingham International Airport and Birmingham International railway stationBirmingham International Airport plc
MonorailMerry Hill Centre, Brierley Hill, Dudley, West MidlandsBoulevard station and Waterfront East stationVon Roll Transport Systems (UK) Limited
Track-based with side guidanceGatwick Airport, Crawley, West SussexSouth Terminal and North TerminalGatwick Airport Limited
Track-based with side guidanceGatwick Airport, Crawley, West SussexSouth Terminal and South Terminal satellite/pier 3Gatwick Airport Limited
Track-based with side guidanceStansted Airport, Uttlesford, EssexAirport terminal and satellite 1Stansted Airport Limited

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order specifies certain systems using modes of guided transport for the purposes of Chapter I of Part II of the Transport and Works Act 1992. The Order accordingly has the effect of applying to these systems the provisions of the Act which introduce new offences involving drink and drugs.

Particulars of the systems are given in the Schedule to the Order. One employs magnetic levitation; another a monorail; and three are track-based using side guidance. A definition of each of these terms appears in Article 3 of the Order.