Train geeks of the fedi.

[quixoticgeek@social.v.st]

Train geeks of the fedi. Thinking about gadget bahns and the tech bros obsession with pods as a form of transport got me thinking. What is the physically smallest passenger train in regular service. I'm guessing it's some kind of railbus or dmu. But am curious which one is the smallest?

[fooflington@infosec.exchange]

@quixoticgeek Thinking "mainline" services (rather than those within, say, airports), in the UK at least it's probably something like this… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_139

[cunobaros@mendeddrum.org]

@quixoticgeek Lüttmoorsiel-Nordstrandischmoor island railway is a strong contender.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%BCttmoorsiel-Nordstrandischmoor_island_railway

[redjives@todon.eu]

@quixoticgeek Do funiculars count? I don't know what the smallest out there is, but the Vallvidrera one is not large: https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funicular_de_Vallvidrera

[mrtnsnp@mastodon.social]

@quixoticgeek The class 139 on the Stourbridge Shuttle is very small. No guarantees it is the smallest, but it is close. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY6pEVFrWEk

[infoseepage@mastodon.social]

@quixoticgeek I was on a few trains in Brittany in France which were a single car with a driver station at each end. Perfectly modern service for a low demand route.

[ben@bluetoot.hardill.me.uk]

@quixoticgeek Heathrow Terminal 5 Pod transport from "business class" parking to the terminal?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra_(personal_rapid_transit)

[happydisciple@mendeddrum.org]

@quixoticgeek I have no definitive answer at all, but my Wikipedia-meanderings have brought me to the Morgantown Personal Rapid Transit APM, at 4.72 m long.

[phil55494@mas.to]

@quixoticgeek As others have suggested, the Stourbridge Shuttle between Stourbridge Junction and Stourbridge Town must be a contender using the Parry People Mover. They're a similar size to a large minibus.