LHR PRT 7 Station Ops

[unis2006]

It looks shite

[Trainzcool]

If it isn't rail based, it isn't sustainable transit. Rubber wheels on asphalt = more friction = more energy to move vehicle.

[PodcarGuru]

Friction is only one small part of the equation. Most rail systems in the US use more energy per passenger mile than cars because they run around empty in off-peak hours. Also note that not all PRT system use rubber tires.

[Trainzcool]

@PodcarGuru Don't like 1/3 of PRT vehicles run around empty via the capacitors to satisfy system demand?

And off-peak LRT or streetcars are seldom empty, just less full. In fact, development patters have led to many reverse commuters in the US commuting away from CBD's in the mornings and back in the evenings. LRT maintains much lower cost per passenger mile than PRT, especially with all the individual podcars running around. A system like Denver with 100s of LRT sets would take 1000s of podcar

[PodcarGuru]

All transit system include the movement of somewhat empty vehicles due to unbalanced peak traffic and the need to provide reasonable headways off peak. PRT has the unique ability to operate on demand and thus almost eliminate off peak empty vehicle movement. According to Booz Allen Hamilton LRT costs $2.25 per passenger to operate, PRT $1.50.

[PodcarGuru]

@Trainzcool No, PRT vehicles only move when they are empty when it is absolutely necessary to repostion then to deal with unbalanced passenger demand. Every time I drive I-25 in Denver I see LRT trains with low occupancies. Analyses we have done show PRT can move more passengers for less cost than LRT.

[PodcarGuru]

@Trainzcool That's just a but too simplistic. Cradle-to-grave sustainability requires a very complex analysis of all factors.

[Wavetalon]

did you get to ride on it?

[trisk77]

Trully the future of modern transport. Everyone should get online and send their local MP's an e-mail, and elnighten them on this revolutionary new system.

[cprich22]

yeha and ask them to re claim the money for them on their expenses