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Urban cable car takes flight over London’s Thames

By Danica Kirka
Published June 18, 2012 1:21pm ET
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Urban cable car takes flight over London’s Thames
In this image made available Monday June 18, 2012 by the Transport for London the new a cable car crosses of the River Thames past the O2 arena in Greenwich London. Transport for London said Monday June 18, 2012 it will start operating Britain's first urban cable car at the end of June — in time for the crowds expected for the Olympics. The cable car will make the half mile (one kilometre) crossing between Greenwich and the Royal Docks starting June 28.(AP Photo/John Sturrock, Transport for London) | John Sturrock

LONDON (AP) — Think Swiss Alps rather than San Francisco.

A new cable car will soar over the Thames River starting next week, promising to become part of the London landscape ahead of the Summer Olympics.

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