'Wiz' that's a good addition here as to why there isn't auto taxi facilities at Dromes.
The Tenerife accident comes to mind here as if I recall the RFF services headed in the direction of the glow from the fire which was at first the KLM airframe & didn't notice (wasn't aware) the Pan Am wrecked airframe further down the Rwy for quite some time,(could have been the other way round, memory 'foggy') so much for the req'd 500 m or so for T/off although I think some rwy lighting wasn't avail meaning more vix was needed, 800 M.
Wmk2
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