Edited to add
I saw the Penrith to Cockermouth episode last night and realise my comments above are rather superfluous
The damage and repair was mentioned along with riderless pods as tenmilesplus mentions below
^^^ And there seems to be a planning application to include driverless pods to belt up and down the 'Tarmac' path when it's finished !! GGGRRRRR..
Yes, my reaction was the same...
Well, actually my immediate response was "
Oh, that's like those things in the last Jurassic Park!" but after that it was GGGRRRRR! Hopefully, this idea will be kicked into the long grass with all the other so-called tourist-friendly improvements.
If it isn't, I'll happily help fund any genetic scientist that can recreate dinosaurs to hunt down the people behind it.