A trip on the PisaMover.
By Gary Marsh
@garymarsh6 (23393)
United Kingdom
May 23, 2017 10:07am CST
Arriving at the international airport in Pisa usually involved a bus ride into the town however they opened a new form of transport called the Pisamover. This small driverless train plies itself from the airport to the central station in Pisa in around 7 minutes. This is absolutely ideal if you are staying in Pisa or want to go further afield to Florence for example.
It only opened a month before we arrived there so it was all spanking brand new. It cost 2 Euro 70 Cents to ride into town.
I took a photo of the train as it approached the terminal station. After I looked at the photo I thought it rather funny from an English point of view as it does not look like it says Pisa Mover as the word is joined together to make one word.
Here is the photo of the brand new train!
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@LadyDuck (458006)
• Switzerland
23 May 17
@garymarsh6 In Milan the most recent Metro line (Number 5) is driverless. In Italy they are not over paid, the average salary of a metro or bus driver is €1,300 a month, it's anyway more than other categories.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
23 May 17
@LadyDuck Tube drivers are on between £50,000 and £60,000 for a 36 hour week plus they get 43 days holiday a year and free train/tube travel. A nurse and firemen get £21,000 27 days holidays. 
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
23 May 17
I wish they would do the same here to the underground in London make the tube driverless. They get extortionate pay and yet constantly hold the country to ransom with random strikes. They have no shame. I wish nurses/ policemen/ and firemen were paid as much as they get Anna.
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@DesirousDreamer (34783)
• Peoria, Arizona
23 May 17
That's so cool haha we call that a light rail here, they are very handy for quick trick and such. It looks so nice!
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
23 May 17
Very handy and fast to get to town or the airport. 7 minutes in total!
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
23 May 17
Were you there in March? We missed each other by a month!
@RasmaSandra (73408)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 May 17
No matter what they call it I like the look of that train.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
23 May 17
It was very handy as our hotel was right near to the station very handy indeed.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
23 May 17
I get the joke! That's a good thing for getting into town from the airport.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
23 May 17
Haha glad you have the same sense of humour as I do. Yes it is brilliant.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
23 May 17
Absolutely. There is only one train that goes back and forward to the airport and to the train station. There is little reason for it to crash as it has the line to itself. We also have driverless trains in London. The docklands light railway system. It felt safe enough to me.
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@ptrikha_2 (45467)
• India
24 May 17
This is a nice transport to use. Its good that you enjoyed it thoroughly.
@cmoneyspinner (9221)
• Austin, Texas
24 May 17
I think all major airports should have movers like this.
@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
23 May 17
We would like to have one of these here to take us every place we want to go @garymarsh6
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
24 May 17
gigglin' coz when i first read what's'n the picture i did a double take, too :) 70 cents to go anyplace 'd be a blessin'. glad ya got to see/ride 't whilst new 'n shiny. hopefully they'll keep't that way, but humans 're jest filthy 'n seem to not care 'f the trash 'n such they leave 'hind - knowin' somebody'll clean't all 'p.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
24 May 17
@garymarsh6 hopefully the owners 'f such'll take pride 'n keep 't pristine. sadly these days such cannot be put 'pon the shoulders 'f those who use these sorta thingies fer some odd reason?
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
24 May 17
Well I am happy to report that it was pristine when we boarded it but then it had only been in service for around 2 weeks!
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@gautaam (159)
• Mumbai, India
13 Jun 17
Looks like a memorial experience, need to plan one trip.Thanks for the info.
@JudyEv (325693)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 May 17
That's pretty funny. Sounds more like a sewer. 
The price is right though, isn't it?
The price is right though, isn't it?