ULTra Heathrow PRT: 164 hourly vehicle trips

Oct. 11, 2011
90 second video taken from CCTV footage (no audio). In January 2011, ULTra PRT undertook a London Heathrow personal rapid transit system capacity trial. Our target was to complete 160 vehicle journeys in one hour. This involved 18 people continuously traveling back and forth, selecting journeys. Upon arrival at their destination, travelers exited the vehicle before selecting a return journey at the station's Destination Selection Panel. We exceeded our target -- completing a total of 164 vehicle journeys between the car park stations and Terminal 5 using a fleet of 18 vehicles. This would be the equivalent of moving 656 passengers an hour on the 1.9km journey each way, assuming occupancy of four people in each vehicle. All systems performed well and no issues were reported. For more info: http://www.ultraprt.com/