Comments on: Delhi getting 45km of monorail lines by 2010 http://boingboing.net/2008/02/21/delhi-getting-45km-o.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 03:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Dillenger69 http://boingboing.net/2008/02/21/delhi-getting-45km-o.html#comment-129547 Dillenger69 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-129547 Well, sir, there's nothing on earth Like a genuine, Bona fide, Electrified, Six-car Monorail! ... Well, sir, there’s nothing on earth
Like a genuine,
Bona fide,
Electrified,
Six-car
Monorail! …

]]> By: anangbhai http://boingboing.net/2008/02/21/delhi-getting-45km-o.html#comment-129829 anangbhai Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-129829 It'll be built by 2010 because that's when Delhi will be hosting the Commonwealth Games, plus the work was done by private companies so its not your usual government transport service. I've been on one of the trains and they're far better than anything from DC Metrorail It’ll be built by 2010 because that’s when Delhi will be hosting the Commonwealth Games, plus the work was done by private companies so its not your usual government transport service. I’ve been on one of the trains and they’re far better than anything from DC Metrorail

]]> By: Johan Larson http://boingboing.net/2008/02/21/delhi-getting-45km-o.html#comment-129895 Johan Larson Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-129895 Building nearly fifty kilometres of elevated train line though a built-up area in only two years sounds extremely ambitious. What is the government planning to do with the people who are already living there? Building nearly fifty kilometres of elevated train line though a built-up area in only two years sounds extremely ambitious.

What is the government planning to do with the people who are already living there?

]]> By: Pyros http://boingboing.net/2008/02/21/delhi-getting-45km-o.html#comment-129952 Pyros Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-129952 When Springfield was getting a monorail, Apu, the owner of Quick 'E' Mart asked the very trenchant question, "What if the rails bend?". Well, if they build a monorail in Delhi, what if the rails do bend? When Springfield was getting a monorail, Apu, the owner of Quick ‘E’ Mart asked the very trenchant question, “What if the rails bend?”. Well, if they build a monorail in Delhi, what if the rails do bend?

]]> By: buildbyflying http://boingboing.net/2008/02/21/delhi-getting-45km-o.html#comment-129699 buildbyflying Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-129699 If they do indeed complete the mammoth task, then I call shenanigans on LA city gov't for not being able to push a metro line past wilshire western. Two stops? really? If they do indeed complete the mammoth task, then I call shenanigans on LA city gov’t for not being able to push a metro line past wilshire western. Two stops? really?

]]> By: malcolmkass http://boingboing.net/2008/02/21/delhi-getting-45km-o.html#comment-129958 malcolmkass Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-129958 Mono..... D'oh! Mono….. D’oh!

]]> By: malcolmkass http://boingboing.net/2008/02/21/delhi-getting-45km-o.html#comment-129961 malcolmkass Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-129961 Ahhh, Delhi, forget it. This is more of a Calcutta idea..... Ahhh, Delhi, forget it. This is more of a Calcutta idea…..

]]> By: worldmatt http://boingboing.net/2008/02/21/delhi-getting-45km-o.html#comment-129475 worldmatt Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-129475 "Is there a chance the track will bend?" "Not on your life, my Hindu friend!" “Is there a chance the track will bend?”

“Not on your life, my Hindu friend!”

]]> By: schmod http://boingboing.net/2008/02/21/delhi-getting-45km-o.html#comment-130030 schmod Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-130030 This is stupid. Build a normal standard-gauge elevated railroad instead. It'll be cheaper, faster, and more compatible with the rest of the network. This is stupid.

Build a normal standard-gauge elevated railroad instead. It’ll be cheaper, faster, and more compatible with the rest of the network.

]]> By: Buttermaker http://boingboing.net/2008/02/21/delhi-getting-45km-o.html#comment-129526 Buttermaker Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-129526 Um, yeah, right. Anyone here been to India recently? Any mass transit construction project that gets done before 2028 will have been finished surprisingly quickly. BTW... LOL @ the Simpsons reference above. Um, yeah, right.
Anyone here been to India recently?
Any mass transit construction project that gets done before 2028 will have been finished surprisingly quickly.

BTW… LOL @ the Simpsons reference above.

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