A glass sheet forming system comprising: a pair of glass sheet forming lines extending alongside each other along a direction of conveyance (C) of the glass sheet forming system , each of the glass sheet forming lines including: a heating furnace for heating glass sheets (G); a forming location downstream along the direction of conveyance (C) from the heating furnace which cyclically supplies heated glass sheets to the forming location ; and a cooling station located downstream along the direction of conveyance (C) from the forming location to cyclically receive formed glass sheets (G) therefrom for cooling; three forming stations any two of which can be respectively positioned at the forming locations of the pair of forming lines; three communication assemblies respectively associated with the three forming stations and each including: an upwardly extending stanchion having an upper end; a horizontal beam having an elongated length including a distal end having a pivotal connection to its associated forming station; a bearing assembly that mounts the horizontal beam on the upper end of the stanchion for pivotal movement about an associated vertical axis and for horizontal movement along its length; and a looping type wire bundle connected to its associated forming station at the distal end of the horizontal beam and extending therefrom to the stanchion to provide control of the forming station; and a control system connected to the wire bundles to operate the pair of forming lines including the heating furnaces, the selected two forming stations respectively in the forming locations, and the cooling stations. a pair of glass sheet forming lines extending alongside each other along a direction of conveyance (C) of the glass sheet forming system , each of the glass sheet forming lines including: a heating furnace for heating glass sheets (G); a forming location downstream along the direction of conveyance (C) from the heating furnace which cyclically supplies heated glass sheets to the forming location ; and a cooling station located downstream along the direction of conveyance (C) from the forming location to cyclically receive formed glass sheets (G) therefrom for cooling; three forming stations any two of which can be respectively positioned at the forming locations of the pair of forming lines; three communication assemblies respectively associated with the three forming stations and each including: an upwardly extending stanchion having an upper end; a horizontal beam having an elongated length including a distal end having a pivotal connection to its associated forming station; a bearing assembly that mounts the horizontal beam on the upper end of the stanchion for pivotal movement about an associated vertical axis and for horizontal movement along its length; and a looping type wire bundle connected to its associated forming station at the distal end of the horizontal beam and extending therefrom to the stanchion to provide control of the forming station; and a control system connected to the wire bundles to operate the pair of forming lines including the heating furnaces, the selected two forming stations respectively in the forming locations, and the cooling stations. <EOS>