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Littlestone wrote:
moss wrote:
And a robust article from Maeve Kennedy in the Guardian, expect she reads the TMA forum to get her opinions ;)

http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2013/sep/30/stonehenge-visitor-centre-cafe-museum

If English Heritage does read TMA congratulations to them on this bit in Maev Kennedy’s article, "This is a completely reversible building – if it's ever necessary, it can all be taken up and taken away, leaving the site to revert to the chalk of Salisbury Plain." (reversibility being one of the cornerstones of conservation).

Though on a slight note of disappointment, this bit, “The visitors will then clamber into a less gaudy cousin of those land trains that trundle along many seafronts, three small wagons towed by a Land Rover, and be driven the 1.5 miles to the stones along the old A344, which will be closed to all other traffic.”

Perhaps electric vehicles aren't strong enough to tow three wagons at present but maybe they could replace the Land Rovers in the future.

Edit: Artist’s impression of the Land Rover and carriages here.

Some real horsepower would be nice. How about four beautiful shire horses!

Sanctuary wrote:
Some real horsepower would be nice. How about four beautiful shire horses!
For special occasions why not ;-) Though, “At peak times they hope to transport 850 people an hour, at 60 to each transporter.” so that’d be a bit tough on the shires :-)

I guess other means of transportation from the VC to the Stones have been looked into, and maybe on the cards when funding becomes available. The Land Rover solution does look a bit temporary...