http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2011/01/14/birmingham-airport-s-iconic-maglev-sail-falls-through-97319-27985223/

disappointing to say the least.

its a shame they refurbished it as cable driven version, but i guess it was too costly to run  :-/

mmm, tis dissapointing to say the least.

I always thought maglev had a great future........... :'(

I recently travelled on the new link from BM airport to the railway station. Top Marks.

Why dont they just take the £2,500? it dosent look like it would make anything near that on the weighbridge, which is where they state its going otherwise ::)

Bent valve wrote on 21. Jan 2011 at 18:16:

Why dont they just take the £2,500? it dosent look like it would make anything near that on the weighbridge, which is where they state its going otherwise ::)

i would have thought there was a bidder below the 25k who would have been willing to cough up seeing that half the proceeds were for charity.

the end of the day... it aint worth a light.

tidla wrote on 21. Jan 2011 at 18:22:

Bent valve wrote on 21. Jan 2011 at 18:16: Why dont they just take the £2,500? it dosent look like it would make anything near that on the weighbridge, which is where they state its going otherwise ::) i would have thought there was a bidder below the 25k who would have been willing to cough up seeing that half the proceeds were for charity. the end of the day... it aint worth a light.

Read it again ;) All of it is going to charity... Half to HFH and half to Acorn :y

lets face it its a piece of junk,the airport also knows it  hence the poor picture of just one side ,no interior shots etc  so no effort has been made by them at all. also its going  to cost a few thousand to move with cranes and transport etc.
as for the idea of a garden feature what a load of tosh.
its a eyesore and they just want rid without any hassel,but fair play to them to donating to charity.

Welung666 wrote on 21. Jan 2011 at 18:29:

tidla wrote on 21. Jan 2011 at 18:22: Bent valve wrote on 21. Jan 2011 at 18:16: Why dont they just take the £2,500? it dosent look like it would make anything near that on the weighbridge, which is where they state its going otherwise ::) i would have thought there was a bidder below the 25k who would have been willing to cough up seeing that half the proceeds were for charity. the end of the day... it aint worth a light. Read it again ;) All of it is going to charity... Half to HFH and half to Acorn :y

:-[that makes it even worse! why bid.

did some one buy the old digbeth flyover bridge or was that a load of tosh?