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"Paternoster." Named after The Lord's Prayer ('Our Father').Riding "'round the top" is particularly scary, since the gear work involved in the whole thing passes about a foot from your face.
Ah, I see your link to Wikipedia mentions that:In 1989, the paternoster in Newcastle University's Claremont Tower was taken out of service after a passenger undertaking an up-and-over journey became caught in the drive chain, necessitating a rescue by the Fire Service.
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ReplyDelete"Paternoster." Named after The Lord's Prayer ('Our Father').
ReplyDeleteRiding "'round the top" is particularly scary, since the gear work involved in the whole thing passes about a foot from your face.
Ah, I see your link to Wikipedia mentions that:
ReplyDeleteIn 1989, the paternoster in Newcastle University's Claremont Tower was taken out of service after a passenger undertaking an up-and-over journey became caught in the drive chain, necessitating a rescue by the Fire Service.