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Title:

Preparing for PRT Operations at Heathrow Airport

Accession Number:

01154183

Record Type:

Component

Availability:

Transportation Research Board Business Office

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

The ULTra PRT system has been installed at Heathrow airport and is starting operational readiness trials with a view to full operations in 2010. This paper will review the process which has been undertaken to prepare for operations and draw conclusions about key issues which are involved. The process has involved a systematic testing program involving the progress through Single Component Tests, Single Vehicle Tests and Multi Vehicle Tests before the involvement of any passengers. This will be described using examples and case studies For fully automatic vehicles safety is of paramount importance. The safety clearance process for the system is reviewed. This is based on the UK Railway Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (ROGS) regulations. This has several new features in its application to the ULTra system. The paper will be updated to provide an appreciation of the position at the time of presentation

Monograph Accession #:

01147878

Report/Paper Numbers:

10-3267

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Lowson, Martin Vincent

Pagination:

6p

Publication Date:

2010

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 89th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2010-1-10 to 2010-1-14
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

DVD

Identifier Terms:

Heathrow Airport; ULTra PRT

Geographic Terms:

London (England)

Subject Areas:

Passenger Transportation

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2010 Paper #10-3267

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Jan 25 2010 11:37AM