... we have an auxiliary reason for cable-cars, which is that they're cool, and at a theme park, that's a good enough reason. Which is why there is a proposal for a cross Thames cablecar in Docklands. The route would be Canary Wharf- the Dome- Canning Town, and perhaps on, up the Lea, to the Olympics site at Stratford; cheap, quick to install, reasonably non controversial, so long ...

On Fri, 29 Aug 2008, Clive D. W. Feather wrote: In article <g90c0s$mei$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk>, John Rowland <johnr@journeyflow.spamspam.demon.co.uk> writes where the A13 crosses the A130 ... which incidentally looks like a Magic Roundabout... could someone confirm that before I add it to Wiki's list of Magic Roundabouts. Does it have a name? The ...

In article <g90c0s$mei$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk>, John Rowland <johnr@journeyflow.spamspam.demon.co.uk> writes where the A13 crosses the A130 ... which incidentally looks like a Magic Roundabout... could someone confirm that before I add it to Wiki's list of Magic Roundabouts. Does it have a name? The technical name for these is Ring Junctions and, indeed, this is a 5 ...

In article <g8ud5i$nu5$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk>, John Rowland <johnr@journeyflow.spamspam.demon.co.uk> writes Number 10 appears to be moving Benfleet station to the Blinking Owl intersection (where the A130 crosses the A127). That'll be an interesting project. No, they're showing it moving to where the A13 crosses the A130, an even more interesting project. Hmm, on ...

In article <Pine.LNX.4.64.0808261515110.3336@urchin.earth.li>, Tom Anderson <twic@urchin.earth.li> writes The cable-car at Alton Towers goes across a valley, rather than "up a hill". Okay, good one. There, i think we have an auxiliary reason for cable-cars, which is that they're cool, and at a theme park, that's a good enough reason. And, now I think of it, I've seen cable cars ...

On Aug 27, 1:54 pm, D7666 <d7...@hotmail.com> wrote: On Aug 26, 12:22 pm, Tom Anderson <t...@urchin.earth.li> wrote: But surely even then the schebebahn runs *along* the course of the river but cablecars tend to go across things ? Cablecars tend to go *up* things. Are there any that are built in the complete absence of a steep slope? Not necessarily up things -...

On Aug 26, 12:22 pm, Tom Anderson <t...@urchin.earth.li> wrote: But surely even then the schebebahn runs *along* the course of the river but cablecars tend to go across things ? Cablecars tend to go *up* things. Are there any that are built in the complete absence of a steep slope? Not necessarily up things - there is a cable car transit in new York that goes acorss ...

On 26 Aug, 08:40, "John Rowland" <jo...@journeyflow.spamspam.demon.co.uk> wrote: John Rowland wrote: where the A13 crosses the A130 ... which incidentally looks like a Magic Roundabout... could someone confirm that before I add it to Wiki's list of Magic Roundabouts. Does it have a name? Yes - Sadler's Hall. (You may like to peruse www.sabre-roads.org.uk if this is ...

Tom Anderson wrote: On Tue, 26 Aug 2008, D7666 wrote: On Aug 26, 9:12 am, "John Rowland" <jo...@journeyflow.spamspam.demon.co.uk> wrote: OK I see what you mean. Chatham because of the Medway But surely even then the schebebahn runs *along* the course of the river but cablecars tend to go across things ? Cablecars tend to go *up* things. Are there...

In message <Pine.LNX.4.64.0808261515110.3336@urchin.earth.li>, at 15:17:25 on Tue, 26 Aug 2008, Tom Anderson <twic@urchin.earth.li> remarked: The cable-car at Alton Towers goes across a valley, rather than "up a hill". Okay, good one. There, i think we have an auxiliary reason for cable-cars, which is that they're cool, and at a theme park, that's a good enough reason. The ...