1. Personal Rapid Transit Impact on Intermodality and Safety at Heathrow and Masdar Dr Chris Elliott FREng Pitchill Consulting Ltd

2. Structure Reminder – what is PRT and where is it in operation? Safety – principles, practices, evidence Future – what might PRT do for urban transport?

3. Passenger transport by mode Data from UK Transport 2010 "the bus system may be regarded as a welfare service for the underprivileged minority". Thomson Rush hour: that hour when traffic is almost at a standstill. J.B. Morton.

4. 1.Pods: Small, fully automated, battery- powered electric vehicles, with zero on- site emissions. 2.Infrastructure: Light, flexible & aesthetic guideways and stations are lower cost & can be routed where needed 3.Control system: You dont wait for vehicles – vehicles wait for you. No transfers, no routes to memorize. PRT overview

5. Transport history Trevithick Daimler ? PRT? ROAD

6. Existing PRT systems Two systems in operation – both are first phase of larger system Heathrow Airport – Pod between Terminal 5 and Business Car Park – video1 Abu Dhabi – MASDAR Institute of Science & Technology – video2

7. Ease of installation Patented small scale infrastructure optimised for PRT Modular design Small radii (5m) and high grades (>10%) permitted Installation of 3-bay elevated section completed in 4 hours

8. 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 Urban Car Urban bus Rail PRT MJoule per Passenger km Energy use

9. Empty weight per seat 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 CycleMotor cycle PRT BusTypical car Modern LRT Local train Eurostar747 Tonnes/Seat Average Person

10. Structure Reminder – what is PRT and where is it in operation? Safety – principles, practices, evidence Future – what might PRT do for urban transport?

11. Safety High level of intrinsic safety –< 40 kph –Dedicated guideway, no at-grade crossings –Fixed block or sensors – video 3 –No driver! Systematic process –Safety policy – clear allocation of duties –Safety targets – what is acceptable –Hazard ident. => Risk assessment => Mitigation => Acceptance –Independent verification No significant incidents in 3 years operations

12. Structure Reminder – what is PRT and where is it in operation? Safety – principles, practices, evidence Future – what might PRT do for urban transport?

13. Toronto International Airport light rail –Cost $58M per km –PRT would have cost $15M per km (2010 figures) Birmingham AirRailLink –cost $20M per km to refurbish –New PRT would have cost under $15M per km Montpellier light rail –cost 21.8M per km –PRT system would have cost between <9M per km (EDICT 2004 figures) Oakland Airport –costed at $48M per km –PRT would cost $9-12M per km All figures provided by ULTraPRT Costs

14. Amritsar Golden temple – video 4 Office campus – video 5 Personal public transport that fits within existing urban structures – part of an integrated transport infrastructure Urban integration

15. Integrating PRT into an urban renewal scheme

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