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Just found these articles , which is most likely the oddest news I've heard. I believe that 'lifter' technology has the potential to work as a commercial venture, but when I found out that British Rail patented the tech two decades ago

"We're getting there." That was the motto of British Rail in its 1980s heyday. But how they thought they might get there will come as a surprise to even diehard trainspotters: a decade earlier engineers had patented plans to transport passengers by nuclear-powered flying saucer, writes Alok Jha
The plans for the space vehicle were discovered on the website of the European Patent Office by a student. "I thought it must be a joke at first," he said, electing to stay anonymous. "It's the sort of thing you only read about in science fiction books."
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But, it seems, the patent later lapsed because of non-payment of renewal fees, while the space ship - the invention of Charles Osmond Frederick - clearly never materialised.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/frontpage/story/0,,1729579,00.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4801928.stm
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