Yus if you thought the trains were bad think yourself lucky you only have to be stuck on them for a short couple of hours, imagine if you had to take a british rail UFO for your commute to work!
Think that sounds mad... well so do quite a lot of other people but back in the early 70's (ask your parents kids... it was a decade) BR boffins went on a mad (and possibly LSD fuelled) brain storming session and every idea they came up with, they patented.
So here for your viewing pleasure The British Rail Flying Saucer!
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/03/13/br_flying_saucer/
although you have to wonder if they'd blame delays on clouds on the track?
Think that sounds mad... well so do quite a lot of other people but back in the early 70's (ask your parents kids... it was a decade) BR boffins went on a mad (and possibly LSD fuelled) brain storming session and every idea they came up with, they patented.
So here for your viewing pleasure The British Rail Flying Saucer!
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/03/13/br_flying_saucer/
although you have to wonder if they'd blame delays on clouds on the track?
