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Ultra at Heathrow & beyond

Ultra at Heathrow & beyond. Presentation by Adam Ruddle, Key Account Manager, Ultra Global PRT. BASE April 2013. Heathrow pod. Heathrow pod is up, running, and since opening in May 2011 system of only 21 vehicles has carried 700,000 passengers with 99.7% system availability.

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Ultra at Heathrow & beyond

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  1. Ultra at Heathrow & beyond Presentation by Adam Ruddle, Key Account Manager, Ultra Global PRT BASE April 2013

  2. Heathrow pod Heathrow pod is up, running, and since opening in May 2011 system of only 21 vehicles has carried 700,000 passengers with 99.7% system availability. Heathrow pod takes over 70,000 bus journeys off the road per year, saving over 200 tonnes of CO2 per year. Heathrow pod is currently completing over 5000 journeys per week

  3. Personal Service, Low space, High capacity • PRT takes up far less space than other forms of transit. • PRT has the potential to carry as many people as a 50 seat bus every 75 seconds • The lighter infrastructure means that PRT capital costs are much lower than for other systems. Light Rail UltraAPM £9-14M £4-8M£11-40M /km /km /km

  4. PRT to Support Transport Hubs • PRT network connects transport hubs to major locations in City centre • Transport hubs service • Rail • Buses • Park and Ride • Rental Cars • Taxis • A new opportunity for an integrated, intelligent transport system

  5. Key role: enhancing public transport Independent studies by Arup and ITS Leeds show significant benefits to existing bus & rail services when they are supported by an on-demand PRT network. • Cardiff (UK): A PRT system covering the last 2km to the Bay area would increase patronage by >100% on existing bus & rail services. • Gateshead (UK): a 21km PRT network serving the inner city would increase the use of rail travel by 168% in the peak and 232% in the off-peak.

  6. Thank you

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