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Unusual modes of transport you have used.

Sweet FA said:
They can have their moments tbf. You've probably been left swaying as some berk has fallen off or not got on ...
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Absolutely. Except I was the berk.

I didn't get off in time in Chamonix and went around the pulley and started going back down again. There's a safety bar that your legs hit and it stops the whole thing. Then a bloke comes along and drags you unceremoniously off the chair.
 
Spymaster said:
Absolutely. Except I was the berk.

I didn't get off in time in Chamonix and went around the pulley and started going back down again. There's a safety bar that your legs hit and it stops the whole thing. Then a bloke comes along and drags you unceremoniously off the chair.
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I got caught unawares and was pushed onto one by an overenthusiastic attendant in Flaine when I was on a school trip. Lasted about three seconds before I dropped about 4 foot into the snow. Prick then started having a go at me before my teacher turned up and used a bit of French I'd not heard in her lessons. :D
 
Silas Loom said:
What on earth were the others?
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Just in Rhyl there was the Marine lake miniature railway, The fun fair had a log flume and later a Pepsi Loop, plus Donkey rides on the beach.

People used to travel for miles to visit the Sun Centre, it was probably at its peak one of the biggest attractions in the north west. Prestatyn’s Nova centre was pretty rubbish in comparison.
 
Voley said:
I don't think I've been on a suspended monorail but I have been on the Bangkok one, thinking about it. It's about the only way you can avoid the gridlock some days.
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If you fly into Tokyo at Haneda the monorail might be the first Japanese public transport you'll take - it was for me - as it runs from the airport into the city and is a great way of seeing the city for the first time.

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Elpenor said:
Just in Rhyl there was the Marine lake miniature railway, The fun fair had a log flume and later a Pepsi Loop, plus Donkey rides on the beach.

People used to travel for miles to visit the Sun Centre, it was probably at its peak one of the biggest attractions in the north west. Prestatyn’s Nova centre was pretty rubbish in comparison.
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There was nothing like that in Pwllheli. Or anywhere in Llyn. There weren’t even real monsters in the sea caves in Criccieth. If you wanted fun, there were mountains.
 
We’ve used all sorts but probably the most unusual were the amjad in Sudan. They’re basically a small van with seats something like this, but not so well looked after.

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Have been in/driven a few odd/rare cars but they're not really unusual so have kept it to non road legal.

Also planes that aren't your regular commercial jets are fair to include?

As a passenger
Mono rail
Robo taxis (Heathrow)
Float plane
De Havilland Dragon Rapide
Avro Lancaster
Humvee
British Armoured personnel carrier FV 432
Tiger Moth
Cable car
Ski lift
Millenium Falcon
Tour buses
Helicopters
Narrow boat


As a (co) pilot/driver
Bücker Jungmann
North American Harvard
Jet ski (various)
ATV (various)
30 metre yacht
Mirror dinghy
Crash boat/RHIB
Shannon cruiser
Articulated digger
Amphibious microlite
Formula Ford
Rally car
Cessna
Piper Cherokee
Jesus
Fork lift truck

I have only ever sat in a Spitfire, it did not move. :(
 
dessiato said:
We’ve used all sorts but probably the most unusual were the amjad in Sudan. They’re basically a small van with seats something like this, but not so well looked after.

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They're called dolmus in Turkey. Modern ones are mostly transit vans now but back in the day they were like your picture.

I once shared one with a bloke with 3 crates of chickens.
 
You need to get yourself down to Headcorn spitfire my Dad lives near there and you hear the wonderful sound of those engines quite a bit as they do flights in the double seater variant. Expect they’re quite pricey though
 
spitfire said:
Have been in/driven a few odd/rare cars but they're not really unusual so have kept it to non road legal.

Also planes that aren't your regular commercial jets are fair to include?

As a passenger
Mono rail
Robo taxis (Heathrow)
Float plane
De Havilland Dragon Rapide
Avro Lancaster
Humvee
British Armoured personnel carrier FV 432
Tiger Moth
Cable car
Ski lift
Millenium Falcon
Tour buses
Helicopters
Narrow boat


As a (co) pilot/driver
Bücker Jungmann
North American Harvard
Jet ski (various)
ATV (various)
30 metre yacht
Mirror dinghy
Crash boat/RHIB
Shannon cruiser
Articulated digger
Amphibious microlite
Formula Ford
Rally car
Cessna
Piper Cherokee
Jesus
Fork lift truck

I have only ever sat in a Spitfire, it did not move. :(
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I was waiting for you to post :thumbs:
 
Elpenor said:
You need to get yourself down to Headcorn spitfire my Dad lives near there and you hear the wonderful sound of those engines quite a bit as they do flights in the double seater variant. Expect they’re quite pricey though
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The ones at Classic Wings in Duxford are £2.8k, I used to volunteer for them, that's when I sat in the Spitfire but no freebies were forthcoming. I did get a couple of rides in the Rapide though.
 
My mate Angi gave some serious thought to buying an autorickshaw. Leopard print decor and a souped up engine were important to her. Never happened sadly. :(
 
Voley said:
My mate Angi gave some serious thought to buying an autorickshaw. Leopard print decor and a souped up engine was important to her. Never happened sadly. :(
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They’re expensive now, but you can get brand new ones in the U.K.
 
dessiato said:
I’d like a ride in this

The only place in the UK where you can ride in a Lancaster Bomber - Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre -Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre

Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Museum is based on a 1940's RAF Lancaster Bomber Airfield. The only place in the UK you can enjoy a taxy ride experience in an RAF Avro Lancaster bomber
www.lincsaviation.co.uk www.lincsaviation.co.uk
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Do it. That's the one I did, worth every penny. This was my view during the run. All 4 engines going full chat was quite something.

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They didn't let me drive it though.

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