In message , Paul Corfield
writes

Let the private sector find the money and take all the risk for what is
really a tourist attraction rather than any sort of real transport
facility.

Absolutely. Cable cars are immensely popular tourist attractions in many
parts of Europe, even where there's little or no snow (those in and
around Barcelona, for example).

The private sector should be perfectly capable of organising interesting
and profitable tourist packages that take in Greenwich, Docklands and
the Olympic Park via a variety of transport, including the cable car.
One of the things that makes the pilgrimage from Barcelona to Montserrat
so enjoyable is the facility to choose between the stomach-wrenching
cable car ride or the fascinating funicular route. I love it so much
that I often pay for both!
--
Paul Terry