Middle East- ‘first’ for new style people movers

The latest generation of Personal Rapid Transit systems is offering an impressive option for local transport provision says David Crawford

22 August 2011
The 2getthere Masdar system in UAE opened ahead of London Heathrow Airport
The 2getthere Masdar system in UAE opened ahead of London Heathrow Airport
VECTUS’ test track in Uppsala, Sweden
VECTUS’ test track in Uppsala, Sweden

 

In what was at one time a close race to deliver a world showpiece new generation Personal Rapid Transit System, Heathrow airport in London lost out by a matter of months to Masdar City in Abu Dhabi, where a public system developed by Dutch company 2getthere opened last autumn. It forms the transport core of the first phase of this US$22bn eco-metropolis, designed by UK architects Foster Associates to be the world’s first carbon-neutral city, with no fossil fuel-powered vehicles allowed...

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