New Cable-Car for London: "Emirates Air Line"

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There's also the amazing Falkirk Wheel:

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Poor boris, He thinks its a bus bless him...
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I was down at the O2 this weekend and it's looking quite nice, looks a lot higher in real life than photos have made it seem, that was my reaction at least. I look forward to it opening!
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Boris for PM :P I love that guy. He must be the only cool Tory in history.
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Testing times for London as Boris elected mayor...

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Nice.

That is what I call beauty. No cheap multioloured gondolas here...

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They're the same gondolas...
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They are similar but not the same.
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Well, for all intents and purposes they are the same - same model, just slightly smaller.

Doesn't look beautiful at all to me, and I don't know why. Kinda just looks like they've been draped over the pylons, like a kinda cheap Christmas decoration. No idea why I think that, though... :?
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Probably because its so high and doesn't have an interesting back drop to look at.
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Big Dave wrote: Probably because its so high and doesn't have an interesting back drop to look at.
So Canary Wharf, The O2 and The Thames aren't interesting enough for you are they?! :P
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Yed but they are buildings. They are not picturesque landscapes like towers or some ski resort.

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The gondalas look squashed down

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Islander wrote: I'm no public transport expert, but under 1,200pph strikes me as very low... :|
It's okay, the Jubilee line runs practically along the same route as a cheaper alternative.
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I wonder why they chose to have small gondals when the surrounds are all large and imposing, bigger would look better in this case surely
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More testing. On one side, the ascent looks so steep!  :shock:

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Made me realise how insanely high it is as well, compared to Alton's!
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Station concept art:

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Higher res here.

Tickets will apparently be between £2.50 and £3.50. :)

Testing video. The gondolas look quite speedy!
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Loving the station, and the speed looks fairly good too,
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