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Did someone change the title of this thread for some obscure reason?


Heathrow PRT System
Anyway, another world first; the world's first proper Personal Rapid Transit system. The first stage network (3.8km - 80% elevated) linking a northern car park to Heathrow Terminal 5 is now complete and passenger operation due is to begin in Autumn 2009.

The below video shows a visualisation of the network and at 03:15, the eventual planned network that will criss-cross the airport area connecting periphery car parks, hotels, stations and terminals into one giant convenient network spanning some 80km (tunnel, and elevated).

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If you travel to and from Heathrow by train you are unlikely to see the system in use, but it makes economical and environmental sense - journeys are 50% more energy efficient than a standard bus (70% compared to a car). Vehicles are battery powered. The average wait for a vehicle will be a mere 12 seconds (the most convenient public transport around?), and journey times will be reduced by 60% due to the lack of congestion and non-stop journeys.















Images from www.ultraprt and www.atsltd.co.uk