Thursday 15 March 2007 – Press Release from

	PARRY PEOPLE MOVERS Ltd www.parrypeoplemovers.com

LIGHTWEIGHT RAIL COMPLEMENTS UK CLIMATE CHANGE AND RAIL INVESTMENT PLANS
Role identified for attractive, environmentally-friendly transport innovation from Parry People Movers

The prospects for Parry People Movers Ltd (PPML) - the West Midlands-based developers of the clean, green mode of rail transport that achieved 99% reliability in experimental public service last year - have been transformed following the proposal by the British government of a legal commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and its associated decision to make funding available to invest in a thousand new railway carriages.

The climate change bill, published on 13th March, aims to cut emissions of carbon dioxide by 60% - putting the environmental performance of transport under the spotlight.  At the same time, the announcement by the Secretary of State for Transport on 14th March that 1,000 new carriages will be provided to Britain's railways recognises the growing popularity of rail-based public transport and its role in cutting the environmental effects of car use, particularly in suburban areas.

The results from over 4,000 public service journeys in experimental operation at Stourbridge showed that PPML's technology cuts CO₂ emissions by 80% compared to conventional diesel trains.  In addition, passengers' reaction revealed that this 'lightweight rail' service, which operated on an unelectrified Network Rail branch line, was seen to be equivalent to the modern tramways now running in Manchester, Sheffield, Croydon, Birmingham and Nottingham - systems that have brought about major 'modal shift' away from cars.

Lightweight rail can be applied to many local and suburban situations, including weekday passenger services on 'heritage' railways and cost-effective tram systems in smaller towns.

'The government wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions, and a significant part of that cut must come from the transport sector,' said John Parry, chairman of PPML.  'Growth on the railways is a recognition that people will get out of their cars to use rail transport more than to use buses.  Car drivers have also shown their willingness to use light rail and trams and that's where we come in - offering new local transport which matches the aspiration of travellers, has excellent environmental performance and is more widely affordable than large-scale electric tramways which can only work in cities at least the size of Nottingham.'

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Parry People Movers Ltd information
COMPANY: Parry People Movers Ltd (PPML) was founded in 1992 to develop rail transport based on a new innovation: the "Kinergetic" flywheel energy store, which allows vehicles to run extremely efficiently and to recapture their braking energy for reuse when accelerating. The company is owned by approximately 200 shareholders and is quoted on the OFEX market.

ADVANTAGES: PPML's rail vehicles offer the quality of modern light rail transport without the need for electrical power supply, giving excellent environmental performance and energy efficiency at lower cost than conventional technology. The same technology can be used on railways or urban tramways. PPML's vehicles are fully compliant with accessibility regulations.

ACHIEVEMENTS: Twelve PPML vehicles have been built, ranging in capacity from 2 to 50 passengers. Between them they have carried over 100,000 passengers. Previous vehicles have operated in Bristol, Brighton, Barking, Swansea, Birmingham, Oswestry and elsewhere. PPM 50 Light Railcar No. 999 900 has run on the Chasewater Railway, the Great Central Railway, the Severn Valley Railway and the Wensleydale Railway since it was built in 2001. From 11th December 2005 to 17th December 2006, the railcar operated passenger service between Stourbridge Junction and Stourbridge Town stations on Sundays, run by licensed train operator Pre Metro Operations Ltd.

TECHNOLOGY: The "Kinergetic" technology used in PPML's vehicles is licensed to the company by JPM Parry & Associates Ltd, a West Midlands engineering company specialising in overseas development, integrated transport, and energy/environmental issues.

PHOTOGRAPHS: A wide range of pictures of PPML vehicles can be obtained from Parry People Movers Ltd (contact details below).

FURTHER INFORMATION: Please contact -
John Parry MBE, Chairman, Parry People Movers Ltd
Overend Road, Cradley Heath, West Midlands, B64 7DD
Telephone: +44 (0)1384 569553
Fax: +44 (0)1384 637753
Email: info@parrypeoplemovers.com
Website: www.parrypeoplemovers.com

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