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A Dutch former astronaut is hoping the future of public transport could be a 250 km/h (155 mph) "Superbus" - a 23-seater electric beast stretching an impressive 15 metres (49 ft). Wubbo Ockels, who flew as a mission specialist on Challenger's STS-61A mission back in 1985, has worked with a design team from the TU Delft …

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  1. Anonymous Coward
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    is it just me?

    Or did they just import a photo of an Opel GT into Paintshop Pro, and then stretch it out?

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  2. Winkypop Silver badge
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    FAB

    Thunderbirds are GO!

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    1. Peter Ford
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      Re: FAB

      My thought too, but in Thunderbirds it would be nuclear-powered...

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  3. henchan

    Kaz

    It looks similar to a prototype vehicle from Keio University that I saw five years ago at Miraikan in Tokyo. Kaz has a top speed of 370 km/h. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliica#cite_note-1

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  4. Sureo

    Dedicated road?

    I'd like a dedicated road too to get me to the grocery store. I'd be glad to share it with these guys.

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  5. Allan George Dyer
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    El Reg Units?

    "electric beast stretching an impressive 15 metres (49 ft)" - so what's that in double-decker buses?

    Anyway, it's not a bus if you have to bend over to get on. Why do "luxury" vehicles so often make entry and exit so difficult?

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  6. druck Silver badge
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    Cambridge Guided Bus Way

    See title

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  7. RumBugger
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    Wubbo Ockels

    Crazy name, crazy guy!

    I once borrowed €5 off him to pay for parking. A few days later, I paid him back!

    Happy days...

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  8. bkcokota
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    Bus?

    Hate to make a stupid comment, but it doesn't seem particularly wheelchair friendly, hell will freeze over before they make a public transport system that doesn't account for the disabled.

    Paris because I'm sure even she could come up with a better idea than this (which is saying something sadly).

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