First new Japanese bullet train arrives in UK
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First new Japanese bullet train arrives in UK
BBC NEWS | UK | Japanese bullet train docks in UK
Not quite as fast as their Japanese brothers but a step in the right direction
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Not quite as fast as their Japanese brothers but a step in the right direction
British Rail Class 395 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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I wonder if :
a) anyone is trained (no pun in tended!) to drive it?
b) they've fixed the tracks to allow the trains to carry that sort of speed (leaning trains...remember that one!)
c) it will push up the price of tickets
d) it will ever get into service (again leaning trains...)
e) it will be used on a very limited number of routes.
f) it will deliver what the makers promise.
It certainly:
a) will cost shed loads of money.
b) won't actually ease over crowded carriages
c) won't come into service by Dec 2009
a) anyone is trained (no pun in tended!) to drive it?
b) they've fixed the tracks to allow the trains to carry that sort of speed (leaning trains...remember that one!)
c) it will push up the price of tickets
d) it will ever get into service (again leaning trains...)
e) it will be used on a very limited number of routes.
f) it will deliver what the makers promise.
It certainly:
a) will cost shed loads of money.
b) won't actually ease over crowded carriages
c) won't come into service by Dec 2009
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I wonder if :
a) anyone is trained (no pun in tended!) to drive it?
b) they've fixed the tracks to allow the trains to carry that sort of speed (leaning trains...remember that one!)
c) it will push up the price of tickets
d) it will ever get into service (again leaning trains...)
e) it will be used on a very limited number of routes.
f) it will deliver what the makers promise.
a) anyone is trained (no pun in tended!) to drive it?
b) they've fixed the tracks to allow the trains to carry that sort of speed (leaning trains...remember that one!)
c) it will push up the price of tickets
d) it will ever get into service (again leaning trains...)
e) it will be used on a very limited number of routes.
f) it will deliver what the makers promise.
b) They will be using the High Speed 1 rail link previously known as the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, due to be fully operational 14/11/2007. However regarding leaning trains despite the APT's mishaps, which was basically due to poor British Rail/political managment.. there are currently already leaning trains in service throughout the UK. Take a look at Virgin Rails Pendolino trains as an example which uses much of the old APT's technology. Also there are trains which can already operate at speeds in excess of 140mph, the Pendolino again is one of them, while the Inter City 225/Class 91 is pretty much the oldest.
c) probably
d) See answer b
e) See answer b
f) Considering answer b I can't see why not.
b) Considering the area in which it operates probably not, but it's not going to hurt things is it? You never know if they are as quick as suggested and they run them regularly enough they might help a little.
c) Why not? The track they're going to be using is almost complete, they're about to go into immediate familiarisation, training and shakedown service, and will be running on Highspeed 1 from later this year (albeit not on a revenue service).
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Leaves on the line does not stop the trains themselves from working
What they actually do is insulate the wheels from the track causing the train location systems (which depend on electrical conductivity between train and track) to not work properly, which in turn can cause signals to indicate incorrectly
Of course the problem wouldn't exist at all if the enviromental fundamentalists hadn't made it so fecking difficult for Railtrack to cut back any trees that overhang the lines
What they actually do is insulate the wheels from the track causing the train location systems (which depend on electrical conductivity between train and track) to not work properly, which in turn can cause signals to indicate incorrectly
Of course the problem wouldn't exist at all if the enviromental fundamentalists hadn't made it so fecking difficult for Railtrack to cut back any trees that overhang the lines
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Leaves on the line does not stop the trains themselves from working
What they actually do is insulate the wheels from the track causing the train location systems (which depend on electrical conductivity between train and track) to not work properly, which in turn can cause signals to indicate incorrectly
What they actually do is insulate the wheels from the track causing the train location systems (which depend on electrical conductivity between train and track) to not work properly, which in turn can cause signals to indicate incorrectly
These however were old diesels, the modern trains may be better at adhesion, probably because generally they weigh more.
And I don;t deny signals are a problem too.
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But who wants faster trains? The ones we've got rarely get up to max speed anyway.
What I want is a sensible fare, a seat, and a vague idea of when I might arrive. Somewhere close by to park would also be nice.
We want investment in rail infrastructure, not fancy new rice rockets.
Richard.
What I want is a sensible fare, a seat, and a vague idea of when I might arrive. Somewhere close by to park would also be nice.
We want investment in rail infrastructure, not fancy new rice rockets.
Richard.
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It's a good point, the infratrcture can handle only high speed on a few select lines. If the investment were in the right place (the lines/signalling etc ). they'd be doing 140mph ten years ago.
Anyway, I'm amazed the nimbies haven't piped up....speed kills, think of the trees, what about all the poor children playing on the tracks etc
Anyway, I'm amazed the nimbies haven't piped up....speed kills, think of the trees, what about all the poor children playing on the tracks etc
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But who wants faster trains? The ones we've got rarely get up to max speed anyway.
What I want is a sensible fare, a seat, and a vague idea of when I might arrive. Somewhere close by to park would also be nice.
We want investment in rail infrastructure, not fancy new rice rockets.
Richard.
What I want is a sensible fare, a seat, and a vague idea of when I might arrive. Somewhere close by to park would also be nice.
We want investment in rail infrastructure, not fancy new rice rockets.
Richard.
However I do agree that I suspect most people are not terribly concerned about journey time etc. They want to know that there is a reasonable chance of the train arriving when it says it will and as long as that occurs they will arrange departure times accordingly.
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I fear most of us compound this buying habbit, take tv's as an easy example.
You want to go and buy an lcd tv, 37"
Assuming equal quality etc -
The one produced abroad costs you £700
The one made in UK costs you £4000
Which one are you going to buy?
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The result was an LDV Pilot costing £14 (£3K more than a Transit), which fell to peices, failed its first MOT and evry one since, and just been a complete shed from day one....Thats British incentive for you
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It's more likely a result of the complete lack of quality engineering, in all fields, in the UK these days
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