New cable car crossing for River Thames!

[Jackleman]

Mayor announces world-class consortium to construct London’s cable car http://www.london.gov.uk/media/press_releases_mayo...

Could be interesting, hopefully not going to end up like the wobbly bridge!

[jmorgan]

Pffft. Already got one in S Wales...

[tinman0]

Jackleman said:

Could be interesting, hopefully not going to end up like the wobbly bridge!

Certainly hope not. It's a cable car for a start. If it ends up as a bridge something seriously went wrong during construction.

[andy400]

tinman0 said:

Certainly hope not. It's a cable car for a start. If it ends up as a bridge something seriously went wrong during construction.

Still possible, though, in the UK of today.

[69 coupe]

Cable car?
What congestion emission banding does that come under/over

[The Riddler]

tinman0 said:

Jackleman said:

Could be interesting, hopefully not going to end up like the wobbly bridge!

Certainly hope not. It's a cable car for a start. If it ends up as a bridge something seriously went wrong during construction.

Nice.

[y2blade]

yeah a cable car is alright but it's no Monorail

[tinman0]

I have to admit, that a cable car running the a decent length of the Thames in London would be a fantastic idea. What better way to see the Thames from say Parliament up to Tower Bridge for instance? Pity this one is from the other side of Tower Bridge iirc. Still good fun though.

[Bing o]

Meanwhile the Tube is still overpriced, unreliable, not air conditioned and has no mobile network, and commuter services into over-land stations are still overcrowded....

[tinman0]

Bing o said:

Meanwhile the Tube is still overpriced, unreliable, not air conditioned and has no mobile network, and commuter services into over-land stations are still overcrowded....

Sucks to be you.

[anonymous-user]

I used the one in Cologne a few times and you get stunning views across the Rhine, but I'd take issue with one bit:

Article said:

The cable car will span the Thames, providing a low-emission, quick, direct and fully accessible link

Quick they ain't

[dvs_dave]

So how long would it take to get between each end of the cable car by other means? Quicker than taking the cable car?

[joe_90]

<sarcasm>This is silly, it just a terrorist target, they might as well paint a bullseye on the side.</sarcasm>

Please queue here for a full body shakedown/touch up before you can get on the monorail, erm cable car, you cannot take bags, bottle, bras, or trousers on the cable car. Have a nice day citizen.

[Jackleman]

I have just watched the video animation of the proposed cable car, I have to say it looks pretty good and I am sure it would be a good tourist attraction. I enjoyed the one over Barcelona Harbour a couple of years back.

[MATTP77]

tinman0 said:

Certainly hope not. It's a cable car for a start. If it ends up as a bridge something seriously went wrong during construction.

LOL - fundamentals are the toughest of principles!

[Bing o]

tinman0 said:

Sucks to be you.

Not really, I left the London 'hole behind me, so to speak. If the British want to polish turds rather than clean the cistern and bowl that's up to them.

[youngsyr]

Guess who picks up the bill if TFL cannot find sufficient sponsorship?

Strikes me that it would be better to secure sponsorship before building, rather than the other way around, but hell, it's only taxpayers' money. Who cares?!

[zac510]

How much for a ride? I hate to sound cynical but it's going to be £5+ each way isn't it? Which renders it just another tourist gimmick.

[petemurphy]

they're gonna deliver it before the olypics yeah right!

[Jackleman]

youngsyr said:

Guess who picks up the bill if TFL cannot find sufficient sponsorship?

Strikes me that it would be better to secure sponsorship before building, rather than the other way around, but hell, it's only taxpayers' money. Who cares?!

This whole argument about investing tax payers money I can understand, however I was proven wrong when they finally opened the Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth, it has been a resounding success and from what I understand brings in a lot more money than the initial investment.