No, it's more about the fact we've had some interesting ideas in history before. Some were even built in small scale, my personal favourite is one of Brunel's:

No, it's more about the fact we've had some interesting ideas in history before. Some were even built in small scale, my personal favourite is one of Brunel's: http://www.exetermemories.co.uk/em/_events/atmospheric_railway.php http://www.exetermemories.co.uk/em/_events/atmospheric_railw... There was even the London Pneumatic Dispatch Company http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Pneumatic_Despatch_Company http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Pneumatic_Despatch_Compa... It is more a case of whilst this is in the public interest, how about some interesting history and tails of dreams lost.