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Thames cable car
A £25m cable car across the Thames is being planned to link 2012 Olympics venues. It will cross the Thames river between Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks, carrying up to 2,500 passengers an hour 50 metres in the air.

It is designed to cut journey times between the 02 arena and the ExCel exhibition centre - both of which are Olympic locations.

The privately-funded system could provide a crossing every 30 seconds.

Transport for London (TfL) says that discussions are ongoing with a number of private sector organisations that have expressed interest in the project.