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Anybody want a lift in Bristol?

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A proposed bike lift going up Park St in Bristol: https://www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/news/cycle-lift-proposed-park-street-bristol/

I'm not sure how it deals with side roads though.

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jollygoodvelo | 3 years ago
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This will get built in the month after the Bristol underground rail network opens.

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hawkinspeter replied to jollygoodvelo | 3 years ago
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jollygoodvelo wrote:

This will get built in the month after the Bristol underground rail network opens.

Is that due before or after the stadium?

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jollygoodvelo replied to hawkinspeter | 3 years ago
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hawkinspeter wrote:

Is that due before or after the stadium?

Shortly after the monorail!

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hawkinspeter replied to jollygoodvelo | 3 years ago
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jollygoodvelo wrote:

hawkinspeter wrote:

Is that due before or after the stadium?

Shortly after the monorail!

I think they should build at least one funicular.

Fun-ic-u-lar - it's one of my favourite words.

Edit: We used to have one: https://www.cliftonrocksrailway.org.uk/

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ktache replied to hawkinspeter | 3 years ago
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It was featured on Yesterday's Archetecture of the Railways series. 

The omnibus was on over the weekend. 

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fukawitribe replied to ktache | 3 years ago
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It's a great little thing - looks quite bonkers to have used - worth trying to have a butchers if they open it up again in the future (only been partially opened a couple of times recently that I recall). 

I remember the old tram tracks that still poked out here and there when I was younger, e.g. at the bottom of the hill at Clifton Down. Right bugger we lost all of that.

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hawkinspeter replied to ktache | 3 years ago
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Thanks - looks to be episode 3 for Clifton Rocks. Might watch the Ffestiniog one as well as I've been on that one.

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brooksby | 3 years ago
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i notice the comments on that site saying why not just reopen trenchard street car park lifts to the general public, to go from trenchard street up to park row? Seems a bit less complicated and less like a lawsuit waiting to happen...

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fukawitribe replied to brooksby | 3 years ago
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If they're still working that that's not a bad idea... I can't see the lift up Park Street happening either way.

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brooksby replied to fukawitribe | 3 years ago
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The issue raised is that the lifts in trenchard street *do* work but that you can only access them if you have a car park ticket. Even though its a council owned (ie. publicly owned) multi storey car park, you can only use the lifts if you're a 'customer'.

No way will some alpine ski lift affair get built up park street. Ever.

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Hirsute | 3 years ago
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We need one of those where I live!

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hawkinspeter replied to Hirsute | 3 years ago
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Totterdown?

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Hirsute replied to hawkinspeter | 3 years ago
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Britain's First City !

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hawkinspeter replied to Hirsute | 3 years ago
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hirsute wrote:

Britain's First City !

Ahh! Blick Mead

https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/britains-first-city-0012811

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fukawitribe replied to hawkinspeter | 3 years ago
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That would actually be quite useful up Vale Street.

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hawkinspeter replied to fukawitribe | 3 years ago
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fukawitribe wrote:

That would actually be quite useful up Vale Street.

For some reason, you don't see a lot of people using Vale St.

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ktache | 3 years ago
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You lucky people!

Until it's ripped out for potentially causing congestion.

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fukawitribe | 3 years ago
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Yep, be tricky unless we swapped over which side the traffic goes up on... looks quite good fun in action though ! 

Trondheim always make me think of this...

https://youtu.be/C3V6886Hj70?t=64

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