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Old October 16th 06, 02:16 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default The return of the paternoster.... sort of

On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 15:01:14 +0100, Martin Underwood wrote:

So, how long until the first lift collision, if cars are able to move
independently in the same shaft, one wonders?


But that "can't happen" because there's "A sophisticated computer program
and sensors [which] monitor the location of the cars and prevents cars still
in motion from crashing into cars that have stopped to accommodate
passengers."

Yeah, right. Would you trust it?


Ever been on the DLR? Did you trust it?