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2. Ultra (personal rapid transit) - Wikipedia

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   The only publicly operating Ultra pod system opened at Heathrow Airport in London in May 2011 and is referred to as the Heathrow pod system. It consists of 21 vehicles operating on a 3.9-kilometre (2.4 mi) route connecting Terminal 5 to its business passenger car park, just north of the airport.

3. List of maglev train proposals - Wikipedia

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   London – Glasgow: A 500 km/h (310 mph) maglev line was proposed in the United Kingdom from London to Glasgow via Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle and Edinburgh with spurs to Heathrow Airport and Liverpool. It was rejected by the Government in 2007 and the company behind it ceased promotion of the scheme in early 2013.

4. Personal rapid transit - Wikipedia

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   Heathrow pod: PRT Heathrow Airport, England, UK (June 2011) 3.8 km (2.4 mi) [26] 3 / 21 [27] The Heathrow PRT system became operational in 2011, connecting Terminal 5 with a long-term car park. [28] In May 2014 BAA said in a draft 5-year plan that it would extend the system throughout the airport, but this was dropped from the final plan ...

5. Heathrow Express - Wikipedia

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   Heathrow Express is a high-frequency airport rail link operating between London Heathrow Airport and London Paddington. Opened in 1998, trains run non-stop, with a journey time of 15 minutes. The service is operated jointly by Great Western Railway and Heathrow Express Operating Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Heathrow Airport Holdings ...

6. UK Ultraspeed - Wikipedia

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   UK Ultraspeed was a proposed high-speed magnetic-levitation train line between London and Glasgow, linking 16 stations including Edinburgh, Birmingham, Manchester and Newcastle and six airports. It was rejected in 2007 by the UK government, in favour of conventional high-speed rail.

7. List of companies operating trains in the United Kingdom

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   Heathrow Connect: Open Access — Heathrow Airport Holdings, FirstGroup: 12 June 2005: 19 May 2018: TfL Rail: HC Island Line: Franchise Island Line Stagecoach: 13 October 1996: 3 February 2007: South West Trains: IL London Midland: West Midlands Govia: 11 November 2007: 9 December 2017: West Midlands Trains: LM London Overground Rail Operations ...