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What happens if a PRT vehicle stops on an elevated guideway between stations? |
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Written by Administrator
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Friday, 09 February 2007 |
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Questions of reliability, safety, evacuation and rescue are fundamental to the design of any elevated transit system including PRT. Each vehicle has two motors and two controllers, modern failure-monitoring systems, fault-tolerance and fail-safe features. The system has alternative power sources so that a power failure will not leave passengers stranded. There are over 70 elevated automated transit systems operating in the world today that prove that a vehicle stopping when not intended is a very rare event. If a vehicle does stop between stations, Central Control will talk with the passengers through an intercom system and guide the rescue operation. The vehicle behind will soft engage and push the disabled vehicle to the nearest station. In the very unlikely event that the vehicle can't be moved, a rescue team will come with a ladder and help the passengers out of the vehicle.
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