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bluegargantua ([personal profile] bluegargantua) wrote2010-12-29 05:29 pm
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Sleeper Cars

Hey,

A town in Norway is considering a proposal to build rolling hotel rooms that travel on the town's rail system to take tourists out to see the fjords.





An artist's conception above.

A link to the article.

that looks pretty neat
Tom

[identity profile] mrf-arch.livejournal.com 2010-12-30 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
I wonder how many architects it took to come up with a less aerodynamic and less stable version of the Pullman Suite that's been in service for something like a hundred years...

[identity profile] purple-dj.livejournal.com 2010-12-30 04:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, this. I was going to reply that a "hotel room on rails" is called a sleeper car.