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A Leading Proponent of Ultra Light Rail Technology
Company History
Bristol Electric Railbus Ltd (BER) was formed to exploit the opportunities perceived in Ultra Light Rail. The owner of BER, James Skinner realised the only way to break into the market was to fund an independent operation in Bristol. This followed considerable interest in the idea arising from a study conducted in Bristol as part of the European Union CENTAUR project in 1997.
BER operated a public service in Bristol, from May 1998, along the Harbourside from Prince Street Bridge to the SS Great Britain, a distance of some 800 metres. Using a single ULR vehicle (the PPM No 10, now know as Bristol No.238), This vehicle, No 238, has now run for over 10,000 kilometres, carrying some 50,000 fare paying passengers to date.
This testing operation received welcome sponsorship from
southwestern Electricity plc (SWEB). Bristol City Council has been very
supportive of the operation and is keen to see the system expand. The Council
has included ULR in its draft Local Transport Plan.
BER was one of the founder members of The Sustainable Transport Company (Sustraco) a project delivery umbrella organisation bring together companies that are able to provide clients with Turn-Key solutions to meet their projects requirements.
BER
became a member of UITP
(International Association of Public Transport) at the beginning of 2007 and
has been accepted as a Pledge Signatory
of the UITP Sustainable Development
Charter.
The Sustainable Transport Company (Sustraco)
Part of our Project Portfolio
Kalamata,
Greece
The Sustainable Transport Company (Sustraco), along with local partners continue to work towards supplying an urban Ultra Light Rail (ULR) public transport system to the town of Kalamata in Greece.
The Municipal Council of Kalamata voted to proceed with their plans for the purchase and installation of an Ultra Light Rail (ULR) tram system.
Kalamata is a seaside town and port in the southern Peloponnese, with a population of 55,000.
The plans are based on an offer for the supply of the system made by Sustraco following a design and route prepared for the
Municipality by the Greek transport consultants Dromos of Athens.
Luton
and Dunstable, United Kingdom
Dunstable pop: 35,000.
Luton pop: 184,000.isused Railway connects the towns.
Translink Public Inquiry, Sustraco consortium puts case for revitalising the rail link using ULR.
Providing a Metro style service at an acceptable level of investments anticipated to be less then a
guided
busway.
Port
Louis, Mauritius
Population
300,000 proposals for a two-line system totalling 4km 100,000 people a day
travel to the City for work, shopping etc.
The
system will handle a minimum of 24,000 passenger journeys (Line One) per
weekday.
Trams
would operate every 3 minutes during peak times and every 4 – 5 minutes at
other times.
The
system would be operational within 12 to 18 months.
The
investment required would be in the region of € 4.53 million for Line One.
Anticipated
annual revenue of over € 1.37 million for Line One.
London,
United Kingdom
East
London Thames Gateway project
London Thames Gateway Development Corporation, invited Sustraco to submit a proposal for the scheme, to link Barking and Dagenham. A ULR Tram system is proposed fuelled by biogas made locally from sewage and/or organic waste.
London, United
Kingdom
Oxford
Street Jam Buster
Sustraco
proposes a ULR Tram system
running the length of Oxford Street.
Provides connection with five Underground Lines at four stations and relives congestion on part of
Central Line. Intense service allows the removal of all road traffic during shopping hours.
Zero emission trams provide a radical improvement to the environment for shoppers, workers and residents.
For further information on Ultra Light Rail please contact
James Skinner
Sustraco
Tel: +44(0)20-8995-3000
Clive Hinchcliffe
Sustraco Europe
Tel: +32 (0)81-350-184
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