Ultra Light Rail
Registered Office: Ashgrove Road, Redland, Bristol BS6 6LY, United Kingdom
Company number: 3531943
WHAT WE DO
Ultra
Light
Rail’s
primary
aim
has
always
been
the
development
of
sustainable,
cost-effective
and
socially-aware
innovative
transport
solutions.
Ultra
Light
Rail
and
its
predecessors,
SUSTRACO
and
Bristol
Electric
Railbus
have
been
involved
in
a
wide
range
of
projects
throughout
our
history.
We
advocate
for
the
development
of
technologies
that
reduce
the
cost
of
rail-
based transport systems. These technologies come together under the banner of ULR (Ultra Light Rail).
The
BER
project
(Bristol
Electric
Railbus)
was
the
first
major
implementation
of
Ultra
Light
Rail
(ULR).
This
demonstration
project
took
place
over
two
years
carrying
around
50,000
passengers
utilising
a
tram
powered
by
on-board
energy
storage
in
the
form
of
a
flywheel
and
brake
energy recovery (recharging at stops).
The
service
was
well
received
and
used
on
a
regular
basis
by
the
community
and
employees
working in the Bristol harbour side area.
Rail over Road
Electric road vehicles are seen
by some people as some sort of
silver bullet. TRUE: they reduce
or eliminate emissions
associated with internal
combustion engines (ICE) at
point of use. However, electric
vehicles weigh more then ICE
vehicles. Electric vehicles
produce many times more
particles known as road dust
that are generated by rubber
tyres on road surfaces plus dust
from friction brakes along with
the wear of the road surface. It
causes poor air quality and
constitutes a significant risk of ill-
health and mortality. These
particles are not produced by
recent rail vehicles/trams.
UITP membership
SUSTRACO was a member of
UITP for a number of years.
A leading member of the
Climate Change
Communications Working
Group.
Early signatory of the UITP
Sustainability Charter.
SUSTRACO worked with
Heather Allen
Senior Manager in Sustainable
Development .
Project Development
Green Gas Refuelling GCRE- Cardiff
Wales. Replacing Diesel in Rail
operations
SUSTRACO supported Ultra Light Rail
Partners (ULRP) during this exciting
project. The feasibility project looking into
the the possibilities for the installation of a
state-of-the-art Green gas refuelling station
designed by ULRP with a demonstration
using a gas powered railcar (supplied by
SUSTRACO). For more about the GCRE
click on this LINK.
Ulrta Light Rail
Registered Office: Ashgrove Road,
Redland, Bristol BS6 6LY, United Kingdom Company number: 3531943
WHAT WE DO
Ultra
Light
Rail’s
primary
aim
has
always
been
the
development
of
sustainable,
cost-effective
and
socially-aware
innovative
transport
solutions.
Ultra
Light
Rail
and
its
predecessors,
SUSTRACO
and
Bristol
Electric
Railbus
have
been
involved
in
a
wide
range
of
projects
throughout
our
history.
We
advocate
for
the
development
of
technologies
that
reduce
the
cost
of
rail-based
transport
systems.
These
technologies
come together under the banner of ULR (Ultra Light Rail).
R&D Research and
Development)
International
partnerships
in
relation
to
drive
system,
energy
and
vehicle
development.
Including
our
project
for
the
Carbon
Trust
proving
that
using
hybrid
drive
systems
can
bring
the
cost
of
using
fuel
cells
inline
with
traditional
IC technologies.
Project Development
Green Gas Refuelling GCRE-
Cardiff Wales. Replacing Diesel
in Rail operations
SUSTRACO supported Ultra
Light Rail Partners (ULRP)
during this exciting project. The
feasibility project looking into the
the possibilities for the
installation of a state-of-the-art
Green gas refuelling station
designed by ULRP with a
demonstration using a gas
powered railcar (supplied by
SUSTRACO). For more about
the GCRE - click on this
LINK.
R&D Research and
Development)
SUSTRACO
has
been
playing
its
part
in
the
development
of
a
futuristic
light
rail
vehicle
that
incorporates
the
use
of
Biomethane
and
kinetic
energy
storage.
The
project,
dubbed
the
first
of
a
kind,
has
been
made
possible
via
a
Department
f
o
r
T
r
a
n
s
p
o
r
t
/
S
B
R
I
Innovate
UK
research
and
development
Grant
to
Ultra
Light
Rail
Partners.
The
demonstration
vehicle
undertook
several
journeys
at
the
Motorail
test
track
facility
in
Long
Marston, Warwickshire.
Rail over Road
Electric
road
vehicles
are
seen
by
some
people
as
some
sort
of
silver
bullet.
TRUE:
they
reduce
or
eliminate
emissions
associated
with
internal
combustion
engines
at
point
of
use.
However,
particles
known
as
road
dust
are
generated
by
rubber
tyres
on
road
surfaces,
dust
from
friction
brakes
and
clutch
plates
along
with
the
wear
of
the
road
surface.
It
causes
poor
air
quality
and
constitutes
a
significant
risk
of
ill-health
and
mortality.
These
particles
are
not
produced
by
recent
rail
vehicles.
The
BER
project
(Bristol
Electric
Railbus)
was
the
first
major
implementation of Ultra Light Rail (ULR).
This
demonstration
project
took
place
over
two
years
carrying
around
50,000
passengers
utilising
a
tram
powered
by
on-board
energy
storage
in
the
form
of
a
flywheel
and
brake
energy
recovery (recharging at stops).
The
service
was
well
received
and
used
on
a
regular
basis
by
the
community
and
employees
working
in
the
Bristol
harbour
side area.
