Base Demand

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ULTra Transport for the 21st
Century Martin Lowson Richard
Teychenne Advanced Transport Systems
Ltd www.atsltd.co.uk
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Agenda

• Background/ History
• Key System Elements
• Applications

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Transport on Mars
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Objective

• To provide public transport that is more
• effective
• convenient
• and sustainable
• than the car

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The ULTra Transport System

• Personal Rapid Transit (PRT)
• Features
• One way guideway network
• Off line stations
• Giving on demand non-stop journeys and excellent
  operational flexibility

Stations
Transport that is waiting for you rather than
you waiting for it
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Vehicle Features

• 500 kg Payload
• 4 passengers
• 40 kph
• 2 kW continuous power
• (When moving)

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Energy Use
ULTra provides 70 carbon emissions benefit over
car transport and 50 carbon emissions benefit
over train/bus
At 2kW it is practical to use 100 solar power
for ULTra
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Empty Weight per Seat Installed Various Forms of
Transport
1.2
1.0
0.8
Tonnes/Seat
0.6
0.4
0.2
Average Person
0.0
Cycle
Motor
ULTra
Bus
Typical
Modern
Local
Eurostar
747
Cycle
Auto
LRT
Train
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1 km Cardiff Test Track with all the features
of a full application 4 Test Vehicles Plus
Bristol test track

• Supported by
• Department for Transport
• Department for Trade and Industry
• European Commission
• Cardiff County Council

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Infrastructure Features

• Overheads lower cost than equivalent footbridge
• At-grade lower cost than equivalent footpath
• 2 m U-form guideway
• 0.45 m depth to minimise visual intrusion
• Capacity equal to a lane of motorway

1/6th to 1/10th cost per lane of road/rail
infrastructure
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Ease of Installation

• Patented small scale infrastructure optimised for
  PRT use
• Elevated structure lower cost than equivalent
  footbridge
• Modular design
• System accepts small (12.5 ft) radii and high
  grades (gt10)
• Installation of complete three bay elevated
  section achieved in 4 hours

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Capacity Comparison

• Seats Frequency Capacity
• Bus 50 5 mins 600 seats / hr
• Light Rail 200 10 mins 1200 seats / hr
• ULTra 4 3 secs 4800 seats / hr

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Passenger Experience

• 725 questionnaires completed to date uniformly
  positive response
• System has excellent response from disability
  groups
• In in-depth passenger trials 100 of passengers
  found ULTra experience pleasant (43) or very
  pleasant (57)

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Safety

• Target safety higher than 2009 targets for Rail
• Consultation with HMRI from early stages of
  project, supported by independent safety experts
• Ongoing discussion with the Inspectorate
• Concept safety case letter of no objection July
  2000
• ULTra design and operational concept accepted as
  feasible and reasonable by HMRI
• Consent from HMRI to carry the public Jan 2003

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Security

• Waiting time at stations essentially zero
• Well lit open stations
• CCTV coverage vehicles, stations track
• Emergency button in vehicles to communicate with
  control
• Customer service staff

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Low Risk

• Prototype testing successfully completed
• Test track with all city application features
• Uses existing proven technologies
• Consent from the UK Rail Inspectorate to carry
  the public
• Maturity programme complete before initial
  operation

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Current Status

• Automatic Vehicle Operations
• guidance demonstrated
• route selection demonstrated
• stopping accuracy demonstrated
• empty vehicle management simulated
• Station Layout and Berth doors demonstrated
• Basic Vehicle Ergonomic Design demonstrated
• Infrastructure demonstrated
• Passenger Trials very successful

Selected for application at Heathrow
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Application Opportunities

• City Transit
• Airports
• Special Applications
• New Developments

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ULTra Team
Advanced Transport Systems System
Integration Altran Safety System Design AMEC
Construction Arup Infrastructure
Design Atos-Origin Ticketing Corus Fabrication KPM
G Financial Analysis Serco Operations
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Heathrow

• ULTra connecting Northside passenger and staff
  car parks to CTA

• Benefits to BAA
• Reductions in emissions
• Improved passenger service
• Efficient use of space
• Value for money

Tunnel
CTA
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Emissions saved, tonnes/year
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Conclusions for LHR

• ULTra excellent solution to landside transport
  needs of LHR
• Excellent value for money, especially compared to
  APM
• Saving in operating cost of 40 over current bus
  service
• Typical passenger time saving of 60
• Premium service for passengers
• Valuable reduction in emissions

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Integration of ULTra to existing linear Systems
Typical station demands of 1 to 3 million trips
per year per station ULTra is well matched to
these demands and thus to providing effective
enhancement of today's linear systems.
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Conclusions

• ULTra offers
• innovative technology
• very positive response from passengers
• low capital cost compared to other options
• ease of installation and flexibility for growth
• In testing at Heathrow 2007, live 2008
• a system matched to the aspirations of Cities for
  the 21st century

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Thank You
www.atsltd.co.uk richard_at_atsltd.co.uk
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