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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2004
Martin V. Lowson, Bristol, GB;
Christopher V. Cook, Warkshire, GB;
David G. Hughes, Bristol, GB;
Advanced Transport Systems, Ltd., Bristol, GB;
Abstract
A station () in a personal rapid transit system has a platform (), the edge of which defines bays () for parked vehicles (). The parked vehicles are out of the path of travelling vehicles moving in a transit path extending between an entry section () and an exit section (). The bays () include parking sections () alongside which the vehicles may park to enable easy transfer of passengers into and out of the vehicles. The disposition of the parking sections () allows the steered vehicles () to park close to the platform edge. The stations comprise bypass tracks () branched off the main track () and disposed in various configurations.