Parry People Movers supplies light tramway systems for smaller towns, and light rail vehicles for use on regional railways.

PPM vehicles incorporate flywheel energy storage, allowing electric tramway systems without overhead wires and railcars powered by small prime movers running on gas, diesel or hydrogen - all with very high energy efficiency and very low emissions of pollutants and noise.

PPM technology responds to the need for high quality, environmentally sound, affordable local public transport for both urban and rural communities. The PPM concept allows maximum variability in the way the flywheel is
'charged':

• For zero emission operation with closely-spaced stops, the flywheel can be charged (in approx. 30 seconds) from an intermittent electrical supply at the stations only. The flywheel stores sufficient energy for the vehicle to reach the next stop in normal operation, and a battery is also provided for emergency use.
• For low-emission, high fuel efficiency and quiet self-powered operation, an on board LPG-fuelled automotive engine is used.
• Alternative possibilities include diesel - or hydrogen-fuelled internal combustion engines, or hydrogen fuel cells, while the intermittent electric version can be powered from solar cells or other renewable sources of electricity.

PPM technology provides new options for local transport. Its environmental performance, attraction to passengers (including car drivers) and affordability mean that transport opportunities previously considered only for large centres of population can now be offered to smaller communities and rural areas.

Parry People Movers Ltd
Overend Road, Cradley Heath, West Midlands B64 7DD
Telephone +44 (0)1384 569553
Fax +44 (0)1384 637753
Website www.parrypeoplemovers.com