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Could this work at Charlton station?

jimmymelrose
jimmymelrose Posts: 9,753
edited August 2008 in Not Sports Related
What an incredible invention from Taiwan!

http://www.snotr.com/video/1401

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  • Maglor
    Maglor Posts: 702
    The speed our trains go you can jump on and off without the fancy car
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,094
    That doesn't look particularly safe!
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    Safe or not, it looks like FUN !!!!
  • leftbehind
    leftbehind Posts: 8,581
    im sure the top car would last 10 seconds before it hits a bridge.

    Hopefully they wil try it out at the Palace game ;-)
  • matt896
    matt896 Posts: 557
    i wanna know how u can find a video like that
  • MCS
    MCS Posts: 8,404
    i have watched it twice now, but cant understand how the flippin eck it works and whats the point!!
  • matt896
    matt896 Posts: 557
    u get on train picks u up then go downstairs and people for next stop go upstairs means u dont have to stop then swaps upper bit
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,021
    Not very plausible at the moment as most stations have bridges and what happens to the car thing on top when the train goes into a tunnel?
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,850
    It's a nice concept. Completely unworkable in practice, but clever all the same!
  • razil
    razil Posts: 15,041
    you can imagine it going very badly wrong though can't u...
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  • 1905
    1905 Posts: 2,752
    I look at this and the only word which comes to mind is "decapitation" !!
  • MCS
    MCS Posts: 8,404
    [cite]Posted By: razil[/cite]you can imagine it going very badly wrong though can't u...

    in this country yes, in taiwan or whereever no! still dont fully get it tho, just whats the point! save on brake pads, surely they are cheaper in taiwan!??!
  • jimmymelrose
    jimmymelrose Posts: 9,753
    [cite]Posted By: MCS[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: razil[/cite]you can imagine it going very badly wrong though can't u...

    in this country yes, in taiwan or whereever no! still dont fully get it tho, just whats the point! save on brake pads, surely they are cheaper in taiwan!??!

    The point primarily is to save fuel and help the environment. No braking means more efficiency.
  • Ledge
    Ledge Posts: 7,179
    engineering nightmare in our country - what is smack bang just past the platforms at charlton station - A BRIDGE.

    As with a lot of other train stations - the loistics of it would be a nightmare surely.

    Back to the drawing board JM

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