Why did this never catch on?

[pompei]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsit-g18GSg&feature=related

[Ross_K]

Madness

[DSdriver]

Did anyone else spot the Citroen DS in the shot at 45 secs?

[Negative Creep]

Probably because our railway network is a tad on the busy side...........

[dollywobbler]

It's a great idea, apart from the fact that the Beeching cuts involved ripping up an awful lot of track. Insane. But I like it... (and yes, I did spot the DS!).

[jonny69]

60mph, while reading the paper, held on by nothing more than a couple of tow hooks round the bumpers! Genius

[Ross_K]

And what happened if you hadn't finished your paper (or you've fell asleep) by the time you get to the end of the line?

 

I think they probably abandoned the research to concentrate on flying cars, as was the thing back then.