The Ultra pod system at T5 Heathrow Airport opened in April 2011 and since then has carried over 100,000 passengers without incident; a reliability rate of over 99% makes it… Read the Rest→
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800 Daily Passengers on T5 Pods
On April 18, 2011, Terminal 5 (T5) Business Car Park passengers started using the Heathrow Pod. In the weeks that followed, operating hours were increased, with the system operating a… Read the Rest→
Amritsar out to bid
ULTra PRT and partner ULTra Fairwood undertook detailed planning of Amritsar’s bustling, crowded Golden Temple tourist center in North India. The partnership submitted an unsolicited proposal for a two-mile, seven-station… Read the Rest→
PRT Industry Grows
The three established PRT manufacturers (with customers) are ULTra PRT, 2getthere, and Vectus. ULTra PRT’s system at London Heathrow Airport has 2.4 miles of guideway, three stations, and 21 vehicles.… Read the Rest→
Pods come to Raleigh, North Carolina
Kane Realty Corporation and ULTra PRT announced the start of a feasibility study to bring PRT to North Hills at Raleigh, North Carolina. Developer John Kane was a recent Heathrow… Read the Rest→