Major wrote:These proposed HS2 train/track system will never pay for itself unless someone fiddles the figures.
However it does look as it will happen, I hope not.
Just think of the hospitals which could be built with a £100 BILLION PLUS
I fear the speed they say the HS2 train will go will not happen in reality
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51255438
Rolluplostinspace wrote:When I was about ten I had to go into Manchester city centre for some reason with my mum ... didn't often go there and we're going by train .... excited!
Got on the train and something wasn't right .... then instead of a whistle I hear ding ding and the train starts to move .... no smoke no huffing and puffing engine no smell what's going on?
I stuck my head out the window and I'm on .... an electric train!!!!
Never been on one before and talk about let down.
Might as well have got the bus I remember saying to my mum.
jra wrote:Rolluplostinspace wrote:When I was about ten I had to go into Manchester city centre for some reason with my mum ... didn't often go there and we're going by train .... excited!
Got on the train and something wasn't right .... then instead of a whistle I hear ding ding and the train starts to move .... no smoke no huffing and puffing engine no smell what's going on?
I stuck my head out the window and I'm on .... an electric train!!!!
Never been on one before and talk about let down.
Might as well have got the bus I remember saying to my mum.
Steam locomotives are only really suitable for heritage (railway/trips) and nostalgia these days, as they are very maintenance-intensive. They are not suitable really for modern everyday travel people expect, which includes the hauled carriages having air-conditioning, audio and visible information, meeting modern disability and emission standards, free wifi etc.
And you should never stick your head out of a train window when it is moving as there is a risk of serious injury or even death (decapitation). That's another reason modern trains have no external opening windows with the added benefit that litter/debris can't be thrown out.
You should be able to check wither a line is electrified by looking out of a window at either the OLE or frequent catenary posts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overhead_line
It's also a requirement that all trains are fitted with toilet retention tasks so bodily waste can't be left on the tracks.
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