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London Millennium Funicular

A new funicular opened in London in 2003. It is at the north end of
the new Millennium foot bridge and leads from the bridge to the
embankment. It is located alongside an office building and appears to
be for disabled people. It is enclosed by glass panels with glass
doors at each end.

Manufacturered by Maspero Elevatori - Italy, with electric traction
and a speed of 0.5m/s capacity of 700kg.

http://www.hows.org.uk/personal/rail/lon.htm

Has anyone ever ridden this? I understand that it is currently closed.

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http://www.hows.org.uk/personal/rail/lon.htm

Has anyone ever ridden this? I understand that it is currently closed.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhsWmaOOQH0

(Shame it wasn't a day-time ride, though)

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Who chose the supplier, and who paid for it, assuming it has been paid for?

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London Millennium Funicular
http://www.hows.org.uk/personal/rail/lon.htm

Has anyone ever ridden this? I understand that it is currently closed.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhsWmaOOQH0

(Shame it wasn't a day-time ride, though)

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It can be more easily located in
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bizarrebiking/3505339576/

MaxB


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On 3 Feb, 17:56, Ian Jelf wrote:
I have been past this **countless** times since 2003 and never once have
I found it working.

Evidently it *has* worked; *but I must have just been unlucky.
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Shame it's not more reliable, because if it showed itself to be a good
solution for wheelchair access, it could be trialled as a replacement
for some fixed staircases at Tube stations.

Dominic


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On 03.02.10 18:38, Dominic wrote:
On 3 Feb, 17:56, Ian wrote:
I have been past this **countless** times since 2003 and never once have
I found it working.

Evidently it *has* worked; but I must have just been unlucky.
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Birmingham, UK


Shame it's not more reliable, because if it showed itself to be a good
solution for wheelchair access, it could be trialled as a replacement
for some fixed staircases at Tube stations.

Dominic

There's one on the metro in Helsinki, I've heard.
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There's one on the metro in Helsinki, I've heard.


I think you mean Stockholm.

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On 03.02.10 22:45, Basil Jet wrote:
wrote:

There's one on the metro in Helsinki, I've heard.


I think you mean Stockholm.

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