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[Rods2]

Next Generation mass transport system?

http://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-hyperloop-plan-2013-8?nr_email_referer=1&utm_source=Triggermail&utm_medium=email&utm_content=emailshare

[Varche]

I think I already went on and in one of those at a water park in Florida. Instead of travelling horizontally it went vertically. 

Leicester had plans for a monorail above street level back in 1974. If only they had gone ahead.

Todays shambles with rail fares going up 4.1% and still there isn't enough rolling stock because there are too many users. What a business model? Makes the HS2 plans look ridiculous.

[dbdb]

I thought of it before Elon! http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=113378.msg1429937#msg1429937

[dbug]

Ideal part of the world to propose it - along the San Andreas Fault

You know it makes sense

[chrisgixer]

Yes what could possibly go wrong.

[chrisgixer]

Its basically one of these...
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=http://youtu.be/gAlzYLcqsTU&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari

...but devolved further for people.


Nothing new here, move along, move along.

[Vamps]

Its basically one of these...
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=http://youtu.be/gAlzYLcqsTU&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari

...but devolved further for people.


Nothing new here, move along, move along.

I used to work in a shop that had something like that to send money to the cashier, who then sent a receipt and any change back - Greenwoods in Stockton.......

[dbug]

Its basically one of these...
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=http://youtu.be/gAlzYLcqsTU&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari

...but devolved further for people.


Nothing new here, move along, move along.

I used to work in a shop that had something like that to send money to the cashier, who then sent a receipt and any change back - Greenwoods in Stockton.......

Yep Mike - quite a few shops had them back in the 50s 

[Vamps]

Its basically one of these...
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=http://youtu.be/gAlzYLcqsTU&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari

...but devolved further for people.


Nothing new here, move along, move along.

I used to work in a shop that had something like that to send money to the cashier, who then sent a receipt and any change back - Greenwoods in Stockton.......

Yep Mike - quite a few shops had them back in the 50s 

And still in the 70's..........

[dbdb]

Ideal part of the world to propose it - along the San Andreas Fault

You know it makes sense

http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-how-the-hyperloop-will-stand-up-to-earthquakes-2013-8

[dbug]

Ideal part of the world to propose it - along the San Andreas Fault

You know it makes sense

http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-how-the-hyperloop-will-stand-up-to-earthquakes-2013-8

Believe that, you'll believe anything

[Sir Tigger KC]

They'd never build something like that here, the conservationalists would go nuts!!      

[Varche]

Its basically one of these...
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=http://youtu.be/gAlzYLcqsTU&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari

...but devolved further for people.


Nothing new here, move along, move along.

I used to work in a shop that had something like that to send money to the cashier, who then sent a receipt and any change back - Greenwoods in Stockton.......

Greenwoods- I remember you working there Dad.   Tesco at Scarborough has that system now. The pipes from the tills, unbelievably go down and along the ceiling of the underground carpark.  A couple of years ago , robbers "diverted" the pipes and had up to an hour of despatches before they had to make good their escape.