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Title: Hovertrains - Rocket Science Post by: grahame on February 23, 2017, 19:52:33 From ITV (http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2017-02-23/hovertrain-the-rocket-science-using-vehicle-which-was-ahead-of-its-time/)
A very interesting history piece: Quote t was hoped it would be the train of the future. Forged in the white heat of Harold Wilson's technological revolution a group of engineers believed that a train riding on a cushion of air would be the future of public transport. Tracked Hovercraft Limited was set up in 1967 to use Government funding to develop the system. And a test track was built at Earith near Ely - running alongside the man-made Old Bedford River. 50 years on all that's left of the track are a series of isoltated concrete supports - only visible from a footpath. [continues] This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |