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Have you Seen these Pods at Heathrow Airport?

London is a city that is well known for iconic transport. From the red double decker buses to the London Underground trains, Boat Travel and even a Cable Car Over the Themes, we really do have it all here. But not many people know about these pods at Heathrow Airport. Unless you are a British Airways Business Class Traveler who drives to Heathrow Airport and uses the business car park you may never have seen these pods. (That does rather narrow down the chances, doesn't it?) But they are too much fun to leave just for those travelers so here's where you can find them and what they are all about.(By the way, if you really do like London public transport I've put together this London Public Transport Day of Families and all for a plan for a great day out. I first did this with my daughter but have also done the route again with adult friends and we all had fun.)
 What Are The Pods?
Commissioned by Heathrow Airport operator BAA, The Heathrow Pod Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system was designed and developed by Ultra Global PRT and has been operational since May 2011. This was Ultra’s first commercially operational pod system and it provides 800 passengers per day with a vital link between the T5 Business Car Park and the terminal itself. The transfer system had to fit within the tights constraints imposed by the airport infrastructure.
There are three stations on the system: two in the T5 Business Car Park and one at Terminal 5. Each journey takes four to six minutes. The system consists of 21 vehicles and covers a total of 3.8 kilometers of one-way guideway. The pods travel up to 40 kilometers per hour and each pod can carry up to four passengers. All are driverless and are started by the passenger and then operate automatically.The autonomously driven vehicles have carried over 1 million passengers already.
Where Are The Pods?
If you are a business traveler, and driving to the airport, follow the signs for Business Parking. If you are in Heathrow Airport, head to Terminal 5 and look for the signs for the car park. It is free to use the pods and you do not need a flight ticket to take a journey. If you have spare time at the airport do pop over and see the pods and have a quick ride. I've even got the tube out to Heathrow Airport just to enjoy them on a sunny day!
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